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Ratkos, Thom; McFayden, Aubrey; Small, Anne – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2023
The autoclitic is among the least studied and most complex verbal operant named and described by Skinner. The descriptive autoclitic is one subtype, which among other functions can describe the strength of the response. If the clarity of the stimulus is one source of response strength for tacts, manipulating stimulus clarity should evoke different…
Descriptors: Verbal Operant Conditioning, Responses, Definitions, Stimuli
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Lee Mason; Alexis Bolds; Maeve Gavagan; Chris Ninness – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2025
A growing body of literature supports the use of echoic prompts toward conditioning other functional language skills. However, many individuals with autism spectrum disorder do not emit echoic behavior. Identifying the prerequisite skills of an echoic repertoire may be beneficial for intervention planning and clinical decision making. A chart…
Descriptors: Repetition, Acoustics, Imitation, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Guevremont, David C.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
A correspondence training procedure was used to develop consistency between children's verbalizations and subsequent behavior across increasingly remote settings and time. Generalization was obtained in the absence of any salient externally imposed contingencies after Ss had reliably come under control of verbalizations about preschool behaviors.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Generalization, Preschool Education, Self Control
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Lin, Fan-Yu; Kubina, Richard M., Jr. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2004
This article reviews the basics of learning channels and how specification of stimuli can help enhance verbal behavior. This article will define learning channels and the role of the ability matrix in training verbal behavior.
Descriptors: Stimuli, Verbal Communication, Matrices, Learning Processes
Maggs, Alexander – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1977
This project successfully taught specific language-based concepts to retarded children with a behavior modification approach and direct verbal instruction, resulting in general intellectual gains. (See TM 504 595 for availability). (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education