Verbal Behavior and Listening Skills Quiz

Yes, the behavior can be considered verbal because it arises from a history of reinforcement by a community of speakers and listeners.

No, the behavior cannot be reinforced in this particular situation.

No, the behavior can still be considered verbal behavior even if it cannot be reinforced on this occasion.

<p>The behavior can be called verbal behavior because it was reinforced in past situations by the stranger's verbal community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, verbal behavior often goes unreinforced on particular occasions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference between alarm-calling and talking is that alarm-calling is a fixed action pattern, while talking is operant behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communication is the larger category that includes events where a fixed action pattern generates auditory or visual stimuli that affect the behavior of others. Verbal behavior is a type of communication, but not all communication is verbal behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An example of a communicative event that is not an example of verbal behavior is the human eyebrow flash of greeting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fixed action patterns depend only on context (e.g., sign stimuli), whereas verbal behavior, as a type of operant behavior, also depends on its consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, all verbal behavior can be considered communication because communication is the larger category that includes verbal behavior. However, not all communication is verbal behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers