Which operant directly benefits the speaker?
The mand
The mand is a type of verbal operant whose response form is under control of a motivating operation (MO). It is the first verbal operant to be acquired, directly benefits the speaker, leads to the development of other behaviors, and may serve to replace problem behavior.
Which of the following is an example of a mand?
A mand is essentially a request. A child mands when the motivation is high for an item, activity or information. For example, a thirsty child says “water” while reaching for a cup of water. This would be considered a mand.
Which of the following is not an elementary verbal operant?
Which of the following is not an elementary verbal operant? Duplics and intraverbals are elementary verbal operants, defined by their functional relationship with the environment. The term, noun, however is a structural term which does not specify a functional relationship, so does not describe an operant.
Which of the following is an example of a defective mand?
Which of the following is an example of a defective mand? Crying when wanting a drink.
What is a textual operant?
Textual behavior is a type of verbal operant that involves the act of reading without necessarily comprehending what is being read. Textual behavior has point-to-point correspondence but no formal similarity with the stimulus that evokes it (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007).
What is formal similarity in ABA?
Formal similarity between an SD and a response product means the SD and response product are in the same sense mode and they physically resemble each other. For example, after hearing someone else say “BOO!” you say “BOO!” The sense mode of both the SD and the response product is auditory and they sound the same.
What is mand and tact?
Mand: The speaker communicates what they want or need (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). Example: The child asks for a ball when they want to play with it. Tact: The speaker labels something within their environment (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). Example: You smell popcorn and say, “Mmm, popcorn!”
What are the 5 verbal Operants?
Verbal behavior consists of many operants, including: mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal, listener responding, motor imitation, and visual perception match-to-sample (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007).
Which verbal operant is the most important?
tact
Thus, the tact emerges as the most important verbal operant not only because of its unique type of stimulus control, but also because other types of verbal behavior may be dependent on the tact.
Which is an example of overcorrection?
Positive practice overcorrection is where the person practices an activity with the appropriate behavior. Repeatedly removing gum from their mouth, wrapping it in paper, and placing it into the trash container. For upsetting a chair the person would be required to practice the appropriate steps of being seated.
What is a defective Mand ABA?
When a child has no or limited vocal behavior, sign language or PECS have not been tried. The response requirement is too high and weakens the relevant MO. There is no current MO in effect for the targeted item (e.g. satiation, weak to begin with)
