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SPE 526 Mod: 7 ASR Verbal Operants and rule
governed and contingency shaped behavior
Practice Questions and Answers
which of the following is verbal behavior?
Singing by yourself (social mediated reinforcer is not required (no listener required).
opening the door upon request
crying that consistently results in other's attention
Drinking water - Ans:✔✔-Crying that consistently results in other's attnetion.
Which of the following is the defining characteristic of verbal behavior?
influence on others
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structure and form
Functional relations between verbal behavior and environmental variable such as antecedents and
consequences.
MO - Ans:✔✔-Functional relations between verbal behavior and environmental variable such as
antecedents and consequences.
which of the following could be verbal behavior?
Sign language
facial expressions
Baby babbling
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All options could be verbal behavior - Ans:✔✔-All options could be verbal behavior
Verbal behavior is:
Controlled by an SD only
controlled by other's verbal language only
controlled by an MO only
reinforced through the mediation of another individual - Ans:✔✔-reinforced through the mediation of
another individual
The unit of analysis of verbal behavior is:
verbal operant
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