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Bak, M. Y. Savana; Dueñas, Ana D.; Avendaño, Sarah M.; Graham, Ariel C.; Stanley, Tavon – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2021
Tacts facilitate social interaction, and a strong tact repertoire can lead to the development of other verbal operants. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the development of a tact repertoire can reduce stereotypical and repetitive language and increase social communication, as functional language may reduce the amount of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Kelley, M. E.; Shillingsburg, M.A.; Castro, M. J.; Addison, L. R.; LaRue, R. H., Jr. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
The conceptual basis for many effective language-training programs are based on Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior. Skinner described several elementary verbal operants including mands, tacts, intraverbals, and echoics. According to Skinner, responses that are the same topography may actually be functionally independent. Previous…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Verbal Stimuli, Generalization, Autism