FOXYLEARNING- Intro to Verbal
Behavior
What is verbal behavior that is in some way controlled by the speaker's own ongoing verbal behavior
called? - correct answer ✔✔secondary verbal behavior.
Which of the following is the best example of using the method of public accompaniment to bring verbal
behavior under the control of a private stimulus? - correct answer ✔✔You see a young girl bump her
head on the table and you reinforce her saying "My head hurts!"
As your friend walks into the room, you notice that his face is very red and that he is scowling. You say, "I
can see that you're upset." In this case, "I can see" is functioning as what? - correct answer ✔✔an
autoclitic tact
Saying "TV" in the presence of the family's 26-inch television has been reinforced for young Steffi. When
Steffi visits a friend's house, she sees their large, 65-inch television for the first time and says "TV!" What
is this most likely an example of? - correct answer ✔✔generic extension.
Which of the following is a verbal stimulus? - correct answer ✔✔The auditory stimulus that results from
a creepy stranger calling you a "fox".
A student is struggling to remember the name of her favorite president. The teacher does not know who
the student is talking about and asks, "Does his last name begin with an R?" The student then responds
"Teddy Roosevelt!" What did the teacher use to help the student? - correct answer ✔✔a formal probe.
Which of the following is NOT a type of extension described by Skinner to account for responding in
novel situations? - correct answer ✔✔linguistic extension.
If a prompt has partial point-to-point correspondence with the target response, we say that the prompt
is what? - correct answer ✔✔formal.
Behavior
What is verbal behavior that is in some way controlled by the speaker's own ongoing verbal behavior
called? - correct answer ✔✔secondary verbal behavior.
Which of the following is the best example of using the method of public accompaniment to bring verbal
behavior under the control of a private stimulus? - correct answer ✔✔You see a young girl bump her
head on the table and you reinforce her saying "My head hurts!"
As your friend walks into the room, you notice that his face is very red and that he is scowling. You say, "I
can see that you're upset." In this case, "I can see" is functioning as what? - correct answer ✔✔an
autoclitic tact
Saying "TV" in the presence of the family's 26-inch television has been reinforced for young Steffi. When
Steffi visits a friend's house, she sees their large, 65-inch television for the first time and says "TV!" What
is this most likely an example of? - correct answer ✔✔generic extension.
Which of the following is a verbal stimulus? - correct answer ✔✔The auditory stimulus that results from
a creepy stranger calling you a "fox".
A student is struggling to remember the name of her favorite president. The teacher does not know who
the student is talking about and asks, "Does his last name begin with an R?" The student then responds
"Teddy Roosevelt!" What did the teacher use to help the student? - correct answer ✔✔a formal probe.
Which of the following is NOT a type of extension described by Skinner to account for responding in
novel situations? - correct answer ✔✔linguistic extension.
If a prompt has partial point-to-point correspondence with the target response, we say that the prompt
is what? - correct answer ✔✔formal.
