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Blair, Bryan J.; Farros, Jesslyn N. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2019
Behavior analysts operationally define relations among environmental stimuli and behavior both functionally and topographically, and an insistence on objectivity, precision, reliability, and accuracy for technical descriptions and definitions is a unique and defining characteristic of the field. However, occasionally, technical terms are…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Taxonomy, Behavior, Vocabulary
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Hawkins, Emma; Gautreaux, Grant; Chiesa, Mecca – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2018
Conceptually, the use of the technical term "naming" appears to be a broad term that describes several subtypes of emergent verbal behavior. Miguel ("The Analysis of Verbal Behavior," 32, 125-138, Miguel, 2016) introduces the concept of subtypes of naming, specifically common bidirectional naming and intraverbal bidirectional…
Descriptors: Naming, Verbal Stimuli, Taxonomy, Models
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DeSouza, Andresa A.; Akers, Jessica S.; Fisher, Wayne W. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2017
Sundberg and Michael (2011) reviewed the contributions of Skinner's (1957) "Verbal Behavior" to the treatment of language delays in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and discussed several aspects of interventions, including mand training, intraverbal repertoire development, and the importance of using Skinner's taxonomy of…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Autism
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Witts, Benjamin N.; Arief, Icha; Hutter, Emily – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2016
Learning Skinner's (1957) verbal behavior taxonomy requires extensive study and practice. Thus, novel classroom exercises might serve this goal. The present manuscript describes a classroom exercise in which two students analyzed Lady Gaga's song "Applause" in terms of its metaphorical arrangements. Through the exercise, students…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Verbal Communication, Taxonomy, Singing
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Miguel, Caio F. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2016
"Naming" has been defined as a generalized operant that combines speaker and listener behaviors within the individual. The purpose of this paper is to reintroduce the concept of naming and its subtypes, "common" and "intraverbal", distinguish it from other terms such as the tact relation, and discuss the role of…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Naming, Taxonomy
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Esch, Barbara E.; Esch, John W. – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2016
"In the late 1950's, Jack Michael, a bright but irritating young psychology instructor, moved from the Universities of Kansas to Houston to Arizona State. Along the way he befriended two nontraditional students, protected them through their Ph.D. programs, and turned them loose on the world: Teodoro Ayllon…and Montrose Wolf…" (Risley,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Psychology, Authors, Behavior Modification