Verbal Behavior

Question 1

Expressive and receptive language

Answer 1

The ability to communicate and understand
Expressive
1. Mand
2. Tact
3. Echoic
4. Intraverbal

Receptive
5. Motor imitation
6. Listener responding/discrimination
7. Match to sample

Question 2

1. Mand

Answer 2

-Asking..from basic wants and needs to asking for help
Item/activity requested serves as a natural reinforcer

Question 3

2. Tact

Answer 3

-labeling…items, actions, people, emotions
-early building blocks to conversation skills

Question 4

3. Echoic

Answer 4

-replication of what an individual said
-from beginning vocal noises to repeating full messages

Question 5

4. Intraverbal

Answer 5

-a conversation… responding to a question, fill in missing words, attending to others’ behaviors
-responding to verbal stimulis with different verbal stimulus

E.g. “ready, set,…” , “how are you?”

Question 6

5. Motor imitation

Answer 6

-nonvocal, physical imitation

E.g. clap, touch your nose, turn around

Question 7

6. Listener responding/discrimination

Answer 7

-following instruction from a mediator

E.g. “sit down”, “my turn”, responding to one’s name

Question 8

7. Match-to-sample (MTS)

Answer 8

-e.g. “match blue”, “find the same (bus)”

Question 9

Quick Review
Cookie and the verbal operants

Answer 9

-Mand: “what do you want?”…..”I want a cookie”
-Tact: “what is it?”…..”a cookie”
-Echoic: “say cookie”…..”cookie”
-Intraverbal: “what is your favorite food?”…..”cookie”
-Motor Imitation: “do this” (bites cookies)……client bites cookie
-Listener responding: “go get a cookie”……client goes to get cookie
-Match to sample: “Match cookie”……client matches cookie