Listener Responding
Verbal Behavior
Expressive Language
100

This is when a client responds to the verbal behavior of another person.

What is listener responding?

100

This verbal operant involves motivation and asking for a specific item.

What is mand?
100

This operant should be strong before teaching intraverbals.

What is tact?

200

This is when a client does an action that matches the action modeled by a technician.

What is motor imitation?

200

This verbal operant involves back and forth communication.

What is intraverbal?

200

This operant should usually be taught before tacts.

What is echoic?

300

This is when a client puts a corresponding item with another item in a set when asked.

What is match to sample?

300

This verbal operant involves repeating a sound or word.

What is echoic?

300

This verbal operant is usually taught first.

What is mands?

400

This approach to teaching listener behavior supports learning in the context that behaviors may occur.

What is natural environment training?

400

This verbal operant involves labeling things that are perceived.

What is tact?

400

This is when a technician fades prompts so the client can respond independently.

What are transfer trials?

500

This is when a client repeats the same word or words modeled by a technician.

What is vocal imitation?

500

Teaching this verbal operant supports functional communication.

What is mands?

500

Saying, "Old McDonald had a farm... E, I, E, I _____." is an example of an instruction teaching this verbal operant.

What is intraverbal?