mand/tact
echoic
intraverbal
motor imitation/listener responding
random questions about verbal operants
100

Define a Mand. 

The speaker communicates what they want or need

100

what is an echoic?

The speaker repeats what is heard

100

Define an intraverbal.

The speaker responds to another speaker conversationally

100

Define Motor Imitation. 

The listener copies the movement of another individual.

100

how many verbal operants are there? 

7

200

Define a tact.

The speaker labels something within their environment

200

When someone is echoing something what is that person doing? 

repeating

200

True or false. 

An intraverbal must match the verbal stimulus (e.g., I say "What did you say?" and you respond with "What did you say?")

False. This is  considered an echoic.

200

Define Listener Responding. 

The listener responds to the request of another person in the form of an action. The listener follows directions.

200

How many verbal operants require a specific reinforcer?

One. The Mand 

300

True or false

The reinforcer can be anything that was previously reinforcing for that individual. 

False. 

The reinforcer must be VALUEABLE in the moment for that individual. They have to be motivated by the item itself. 

300

Give an example of an echoic. 

BHT instructs kiddo to say "cookie"

Kiddo repeats "cookie" 

300

What is an example of an intraverbal. 

Any example that includes answering WH questions, filling in the blank statements/songs.

300

What is an example of Motor Imitation? 

A. Someone says, “High five.” You give them a high five.

B.The therapist says, “Copy me!” Then the therapist stomps his feet. The client stomps her feet.

C.Therapist says, “Match” and hands the client a picture of a dog. The client then matches this picture to another picture of a dog.

D.Therapist says, “Say puppy!” The client repeats, “puppy!”

B.The therapist says, “Copy me!” Then the therapist stomps his feet. The client stomps her feet.

300

What is the most complex Verbal Operant to teach? 

Interaverbal

400

Which of the following is an example of a spontaneous  tact? 

A. Carter sees a bus that passes by and says, "Look its a bus."

B. Lindsay shows Lukas a picture of a dog and asks him "what animal do you see?", Lukas responds, "I see a dog."

A. Carter sees a bus that passes by and says, "Look its a bus."

400

Which is an example of an echoic? 

A. While teaching a child that uses ASL, the adult signs to the child 'cat'. The child signs back 'cat'.

B. Brenda sees Lindsay drinking a caramel macchiato from starbucks and says, "That drink looks good." And Lindsay says, "it is so good."

C. I ask Miranda to say "Truly" and she finger spells back T-r-u-l-y.

A. While teaching a child that uses ASL, the adult signs to the child 'cat'. The child signs back 'cat'.

400

Which is NOT an example of a correct intraverbal?

A. I ask Bertha, What do you color with? she responds with "crayons."

B. I say "twinkle, twinkle, little__" and Milo says "star". 

C. The teacher says "What do you swim in?" and Elizabeth says pool. 

D. Who lost the game on Sunday? Adam says, "Who lost the game on Sunday? The Chargers."

D. Who lost the game on Sunday? Adam says, "Who lost the game on Sunday? The Chargers."

400

What is an example of Listener Responding? 

A. Someone says, “High five.” You give them a high five.

B.The therapist says, “Copy me!” Then the therapist stomps his feet. The client stomps her feet.

C.Therapist says, “Match” and hands the client a picture of a dog. The client then matches this picture to another picture of a dog.

D.Therapist says, “Say puppy!” The client repeats, “puppy!”

A. Someone says, “High five.” You give them a high five.

400

True or false. 

This is an example of a spontaneous tact: 

Walking around the classroom and asking Dorothy, "What is that? (while pointing at a lamp)" and Dorothy, using her AAC device types out "its a lamp".

False. Remember that a spontaneous tact would be if Dorothy had seen the lamp herself, and using her AAC device she typed out, "Zack, look at that cool lamp".

500

What is an example of a mand? 

A. A child sees a cookie on the counter and says "cookie". 

B. Belle is hungry, she sees a cookie on the counter and gets the cookie and eats it. 

C. While in the car with her mom, Auria asks, "Mom can you turn the volume up? I love this song." Her mom turns the volume up.

C. While in the car with her mom, Auria asks, "Mom can you turn the volume up? I love this song." Her mom turns the volume up.

500

Which is an example of an echoic? 

A. A parent says, "That's a bear, say bear." The child signs bear. The parents tells them "that's right, bear."

B. Lindsay is playing with Collin on the floor with some cars. She says, "Say, incoming traffic!". Collin says, "People watch out for traffic."

C. Auria and Collin are playing restaurant. Auria tells Collin, "Say, may i take your order?" Collin then says, "May I take your order?".

C. Auria and Collin are playing restaurant. Auria tells Collin, "Say, may i take your order?" Collin then says, "May I take your order?".

500

Which is an example of an intraverbal? 

A. Bryant signs to Liz, "why do you look so mad?" and Liz replies "Because a customer at work yelled at me because I wouldn't give them an item for free."

B. Bryant asks, "why do you look so mad?" and Liz writes down the question he asked word for word. 

C. He said, I love you. And she said I love you. 

A. Bryant signs to Liz, "why do you look so mad?" and Liz replies "Because a customer at work yelled at me because I wouldn't give them an item for free."

500

Give an example of a motor imitation. 

The therapist says, “Do this!” Then the therapist claps his hands. The client claps her hands.

or anything similar to the answer above 

500

There are several behavior analytic strategies that use echoics to teach other types of verbal behaviors... What are they?

 manding, intraverbals and tacting!