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Applied Behavior Analysis: Verbal Behavior Part 1
This deck covers key concepts and definitions related to verbal behavior in applied behavior analysis, including verbal operants, their properties, and extensions.
Verbal Behavior
• Bx that is R thru the mediation of another person’s bx • Involves a social interaction btwn speakers and listeners, whereby speakers gain access to R and control their environment thru the bx of listeners
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Definition
Verbal Behavior
• Bx that is R thru the mediation of another person’s bx • Involves a social interaction btwn speakers and listeners, whereby speakers gain access to ...
Formal Properties of Verbal Bx
The topography of the verbal response; i.e. form, structure Examples: articulation, prosody, intonation, pitch, and emphasis
Functional Properties of Verbal Bx
The causes of the verbal response; i.e. Antecedents and consequences
Verbal Operant
The unit of analysis of verbal behavior which is the functional relation between a type of responding and the same independent variables that control ...
Verbal Repertoire
A set of verbal operants emitted by a particular peson
Mand
an elementary verbal operant that is under the functional control of an MO and followed by specific reinforcement
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Verbal Behavior | • Bx that is R thru the mediation of another person’s bx • Involves a social interaction btwn speakers and listeners, whereby speakers gain access to R and control their environment thru the bx of listeners |
Formal Properties of Verbal Bx | The topography of the verbal response; i.e. form, structure Examples: articulation, prosody, intonation, pitch, and emphasis |
Functional Properties of Verbal Bx | The causes of the verbal response; i.e. Antecedents and consequences |
Verbal Operant | The unit of analysis of verbal behavior which is the functional relation between a type of responding and the same independent variables that control nonverbal behavior: A.) motivating variables B.) discriminative stimuli C.) consequences |
Verbal Repertoire | A set of verbal operants emitted by a particular peson |
Mand | an elementary verbal operant that is under the functional control of an MO and followed by specific reinforcement |
Tact | an elementary verbal operant that consists of a non verbal SD that has PtPC and formal similarity with a verbal response |
Echoic | an elementary verbal operant that consists of a verbal SD that has PtPC and formal similarity with the verbal response |
Point-to-Point Correspondence | occurs between a stimulus and the evoked response when the beginning, middle and end of versbal stimulus matches the beginning, middle and end of the response |
Formal Similarity | it occurs when the controling antecedent stimulus and the response share the same mode (e.g. both are visual, auditory, tactile) and physically resemble each other |
Intraverbal | a verbal operant that is controlled by verbal SD that evokes a verbal response and NO point-to-point correspondance |
Textual Relation | an elementary verbal operant involving a response that is evoked by a verbal SD that has P-T-P correspondance but not formal similarity between that stimulus and the response |
Transcription Relation | an elementary verbal operant involving a spoken verbal stimulus that evokes a written, typed or finger-spelled response. There is p-t-p correspondance with the response product but no formal simialrity |
Listener | someone who provides reinforcement for verbal bx. A listener may also serve as an audience evoking verbal bx |
Speaker | someone who engages in verbal bx by emitting mands, tacts, intraverbals, autoclitics etc. also uses signs, gestures, codes, pictures etc |
Elementary Verbal Operants | 1.mand, 2.tact, 3.echoic, 4.intraverbal, 5.textual, 6.transcription |
Elementary Verbal Operants | 1.mand, 2.tact, 3.echoic, 4.intraverbal, 5.textual, 6.transcription |
Audience | anyone who functions as an SD for evoking verbal behavior |
Verbal Operants with PtPC | echoic, copying a text, imitation as it relates to sign language, transcription and textual |
Verbal Operants with Formal Similarity | echoic, copying a text and imitation |
Automatic Reinforcement | a type of conditioned R in which a response product has the R properties as a result of a specific conditioning history |
Automatic Punishment | a type of conditioned P in which a response product has P properties as a result of a specific conditioning history |
Generic Tact Extension | when a novel stimulus shares all the relevant or defining features of the original stimulus (e.g say car when see BMW and mazda) |
Metaphorical Tact Extension | when a novel stimulus shares some but not all the relevant or features associated with the original stimulus (e.g two stimuli elicit similar responded behaviors) |
Metonymical Tact Extension | a verbal response to novel SD that share none of the relevant features of the original stimulus configuration but some irrelevant but related feature has acquired stimulus control (e.g. saying car when showing a picture of garage) |