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Behaviorists, such as Sidman, who conducted the early experiments on stimulus equivalence were attempting to explain which phenomenon?

In Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior, the meaning of words is classified based on their

An FBA can be considered a form of reinforcer assessment.

The self-management tactic to which Skinner referred to as “doing something else” is a key element of

Gretchen has been trying to teach Glen, a preschooler, to pull up his pants by himself via shaping. She began by delivering reinforcement for bending over and touching his waistband. Glen is now doing that consistently. Next, Gretchen targeted Glen pulling his pants up a little bit. However, Glen continues to simply touch his pants instead of pulling them up a bit.

Your dog sits at the front door indicating he wants to go outside. You immediately begin looking for the dog’s leash, so you can take him for a walk. In relation to looking for the leash, your dog sitting at the front door is a

A behavior therapist working with a student asks the student to select the picture of an apple from a comparison array. This type of training procedure is an example of teaching

Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior

Through equivalence-based instruction, a learner forms four classes of three visual stimuli each. If you teach them to tact one of those stimuli, you would expect each of the other stimuli in the class to evoke the same response.

Which type of verbal operant is controlled by verbal SD s?