Verbal Operants Overview

This 2-page exam prep reference covers the six verbal operants twice over. The first page gives each one in plain language with what starts it, what the learner does, what the reward is and the giveaway that identifies it. The second page gives the same six in technical terms.

What You'll Learn

• Identify mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal, listener responding and imitation from what you observe
• Separate intraverbal from listener responding, the classic mix-up, by whether the learner answers or acts
• Recognise that the mand is the only operant with direct reinforcement

Who Is This For

Registered Behavior Technicians running verbal behavior targets and behavior staff preparing for the RBT exam.

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