PS560 Unit 8 Discussion
Complete the readings and the interactive learning activity before you attempt the discussion question.
Using the textbooks and other scholarly sources to help guide you, define each of the elementary verbal operants; identify whether each operant has point to point correspondence and/or formal similarity, along with the kind of reinforcement that will function to maintain that verbal behavior. Finally, provide a real-life example of each operant from your own personal experience, identifying the specific SD that may evoke each verbal operant and the contingencies that occur as a result of that verbal behavior.
- Review two of your classmate’s responses using following ideas as a guide:
- Review your peer’s response for accuracy in defining and identifying the characteristics of each verbal operant. Provide constructive feedback accordingly.
- Is each of the examples an accurate representation of the target operant with regards to the identification of the three-term contingency? Provide an alternate suggestion for SD’s or reinforcement of the verbal behavior as needed.
- Ask at least one thoughtful follow up question.
Read the following chapters in your texts:
- Read Chapter 18 in Cooper, Heron, & Heward’s Applied Behavior Analysis
- Chapter 16 in Fisher, Piazza, & Roane’s Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis
You can also access all your course Library readings within the Library Resources page located from the Library link under Academic Tools.
Read the following articles which explore modern applications of applied behavior analysis:
The Functional Independence of Skinner’s Verbal Operants: Conceptual and Applied Implications. Fryling (2017)
Problem-solving, bidirectional naming, and the development of verbal repertoires. Miguel (2018)
The Importance of Multiple Exemplar Instruction in the Establishment of Novel Verbal Behavior. LaFrance and Tarbox (2020)
Review the key terms and concepts that are essential for the field of applied behavior analysis.
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