Verbal Operants
In it’s simplest definition, it’s repeating a word heard by another.
Echoic
These are the 4 primary functions of behavior
Escape, Attention, Sensory(Automatic), Access to Tangible
This is the native fluffy animal that climbs trees and eats eucalyptus leaves
Koala
This is the name of the NFL team hailing from Arizona
Cardinals
Rachel from Friends
Jennifer Aniston
“It smells good in here” is a good example.
Tact
The I in the DISC of reinforcement
Immediacy
The worlds largest ecosystem reigns in Australia, off the coast of Queensland. Also a popular tourist destination
Great Barrier Reef
This is the only sport that is played in 3 periods instead of two halves or four quarters
Ice Hockey
This Aussie great played such famous characters as Leopold, Gabriel Van Helsing, or more popularly, Wolverine
Hugh Jackman
“What did you do this weekend?” is a fantastic example.
Mand
This antecedent behavior intervention involves giving the function of a behavior for free, usually based on time
Noncontingent Reinforcement (NCR)
This capital city of Western Australia is the largest and most secluded major cities in the world
Perth
The mascot for the Phoenix suns is this animal
Gorilla
Not Hal from Malcolm in the Middle, his most famous character Walter White from Breaking Bad
Brian Cranston
The only non-verbal of the verbal operants.
Listener Responding
Reinforcing what you want to see while not reinforcing what you don’t want to see is the simplest definition of this process
Differential Reinforcement
These two native animals find themselves on the Australian coat of arms
Kangaroo and Emu
Born in 1895, this man is revered to be the greatest baseball player ever
Babe Ruth
Marshall from How I Met Your Mother
Jason Segel
Dave says “hey” to Taylor, who says “Hi” back. Taylor’s “Hi” is a great example.
Intraverbal
This is the specific example: James was given an array of choices. He picked a car and got to play with it. Then it was taken away. He then had to pick from the rest of the options available until there were none left.
Multiple stimulus without replacement MSWO
The number of stars on the Australian flag
6
This man won the MVP for the NBA regular season this year, 2025
Shae Gilgeous-Alexander
The Naked Gun gets a reboot this summer with Liam Neeson at the helm. But this funny man starred in it first
Leslie Neilson