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Which of the following is the best example of using the method of public accompaniment to bring verbal
behavior under the control of a private stimulus? - correct answer ✔✔You see a young girl bump her
head on the table and you reinforce her saying "My head hurts!"
What is the primary difference between a prompt and a probe? - correct answer ✔✔The person
providing a prompt can identify the response the speaker is likely to emit, but the person providing a
probe can not.
Writing "fox" as a result of hearing someone say "fox" is an example of what? - correct answer ✔✔Taking
dictation
Writing "fox" as a result of seeing "fox" written is an example of what? - correct answer ✔✔Copying a
text
Skinner's 1957 analysis of language focused on the learning history and context that produces verbal
behavior, whereas traditional theories of language up to that point focused on: - correct answer ✔✔the
structure of language
You are at a movie theater with your jacket sitting next to you, and you do not put the jacket on during
the movie. When you go outside, it is very cold and you put your jacket on. Going outside and being cold
is an example of what? - correct answer ✔✔An establishing operation
As your friend walks into the room, you notice that his face is very red and that he is scowling. You say, "I
can see that you're upset." In this case, "I can see" is functioning as what? - correct answer ✔✔An
autoclitic tact
Saying "mama" as a result of hearing someone say "foxy" is an example of what? - correct answer ✔✔An
intraverbal
