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| Further Refinements of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior |
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 |
| 2:30 PM–3:20 PM |
| Independence West |
| Area: VBC/TPC; Domain: Theory |
| Chair: Sebastien Bosch (CARD, Inc.) |
| Discussant: Henry D. Schlinger (California State University) |
| Abstract: Learning Objectives
Understanding controlling variables for the tact and receptive operants
Developing an understanding of the tact repertoire
Developing an understanding of the receptive repertoire |
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| Refining the Receptive Language Repertoire |
| SEBASTIEN BOSCH (CARD, Inc.), Matthew P. Normand (Florida Institute of Technology) |
| Abstract: As Skinner acknowledged, the behavior of the listener merits further analysis. This analysis is still pending. Such analysis is important to the extent that listener behaviors (1) come under control of distinct antecedent verbal stimuli (2) are maintained by distinct consequences, and (3) shape and maintain the behavior of the speaker. This presentation will provide a behavioral account of the listener repertoire traditionally referred to as receptive language. |
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| Refining the Tact: Essential Features of a Useful Repertoire |
| MATTHEW P. NORMAND (Florida Institute of Technology), Sebastien Bosch (CARD, Inc.) |
| Abstract: This paper is an attempt to expand on one area of Skinner’s (1957) analysis. In Verbal Behavior, Skinner introduced the tact as the most important of the elementary verbal operants and discussed the critical features of the tact at great length. However, many of the points that Skinner addressed have not found their way into the current applied and conceptual literature. This paper will re-examine the basic elements of the tact and a distinction will be made between the tact as an elementary operant and the tact in the context of a useful repertoire. Specifically, the most common sources of supplemental control responsible for the occurrence of the tact will be considered with the implications for language training discussed. |
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