ABAT Verbal Behavior 4

Question 1

A child sees a glass of juice and says 'juice' without being asked. This is an example of which verbal operant?

Accepted Answer

Tact

Answer

A tact is a verbal operant controlled by a nonverbal antecedent stimulus (the juice) rather than by deprivation or a verbal prompt.

Question 2

Which of Skinner's verbal operants involves a point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity between the stimulus and response?

Accepted Answer

Textual

Answer

Textual behavior involves reading printed text aloud, where the written stimulus and spoken response share point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity.

Question 3

A therapist says 'What do you use to cut paper?' and the child responds 'scissors.' This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Intraverbal

Answer

An intraverbal is a verbal response to another verbal stimulus where there is no point-to-point correspondence between the two.

Question 4

The automatic reinforcement hypothesis for vocal stereotypy suggests that repetitive vocalizations are maintained by:

Accepted Answer

Sensory consequences produced by the behavior itself

Answer

Vocal stereotypy maintained by automatic reinforcement is reinforced by the sensory (auditory/proprioceptive) consequences it produces, independent of social mediation.

Question 5

When teaching mands, which motivating operation (MO) should ideally be in place before running a trial?

Accepted Answer

An establishing operation increasing the item's value

Answer

An establishing operation (EO) increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, making it more likely the learner will mand for that item.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT Verbal Behavior 4