Verbal Behavior and Operant Conditioning Quiz

A mand is a verbal behavior that functions to request or demand something.

A verbal operant refers to a class of verbal behaviors that are shaped by their consequences, such as saying 'thank you' in response to receiving a gift.

The process of learning language through association of words with meanings is called tact.

Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior, gradually leading to the target behavior.

B.F. Skinner introduced the concept of verbal behavior in his work on behaviorism.

Echoic refers to the process of imitating spoken language.

Intraverbal operants involve responding to verbal stimuli with other verbal responses, such as answering questions about past experiences.

B.F. Skinner believed that language is learned through imitation of others' speech and reinforcement of verbal behaviors.

Verbal responses, according to Skinner, serve the function of communicating information.

A verbal response evoked by a non-verbal stimulus and maintained by generalized reinforcement is termed as a tact.

A tact is a verbal behavior that names or describes objects, actions, or events in the environment.

Verbal behavior being under the control of a verbal stimulus means it's influenced by the presence of other verbal behaviors.

Textual operants involve responding to written or printed stimuli, such as reciting a poem from memory.

A conditioned establishing operation (CEO) is a stimulus that alters the reinforcing effectiveness of another stimulus, making it more or less potent as a reinforcer.