Stimulus Control and Verbal Behavior Flashcards

A textual response—reading written words aloud—is controlled by which type of antecedent?

Answer: Written verbal stimulus

Textual behavior is a verbal operant in which a written or printed verbal stimulus controls a vocal or written response with point-to-point correspondence.

Which term describes a class of stimuli that each occasion the same response because they share a common history of reinforcement?

Answer: Functional stimulus class

A functional stimulus class is defined by a shared behavioral function (each member evokes the same response) rather than by physical similarity.

Delayed prompting with a 5-second constant delay is most directly designed to transfer stimulus control from:

Answer: The prompt to the natural SD

Constant time delay inserts a brief interval between the SD and the prompt, giving the learner an opportunity to respond to the natural cue before the prompt is delivered.

Which verbal operant involves repeating the exact vocal behavior just modeled by another speaker?

Answer: Echoic

An echoic is a verbal operant under the control of a vocal verbal stimulus that has formal similarity (sounds like the model) and point-to-point correspondence.

A teacher uses the same materials in many different rooms to teach a child to identify colors. This strategy exemplifies:

Answer: Generalization programming via common stimuli

Programming common stimuli brings elements of the natural environment into training so that control transfers to those stimuli outside the training setting.

On a fixed interval 3-minute schedule, responding typically shows a _____ pattern just before reinforcement is delivered.

Answer: Decreasing pause then rapid increase (scallop)

FI schedules produce a scallop pattern: low responding immediately after reinforcement followed by accelerating responding as the interval nears completion.