the application of skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior to children with autism
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The Application of Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior to
Children with Autism
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“There are many behavior analytic procedures for arranging learning opportunities, some adult-initiated, some learner-
initiated, some embedded in typically occurring activities or sequences of responses, and some that are hybrids or
permutations of these. Each type of procedure has its uses and advantages. ABA programming uses any and all procedures to accomplish the job of skill development and skill generalization
with each individual learner” (Green, 2001, p. 74)
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Skinner’s Analysis of Language LeBlanc et al. (2006)
• While some behavior analysts teaching language to children with autism were heavily influenced by the UCLA program or Stokes and Baer (1977)…
• Others were more heavily influenced by B.F. Skinner’s analysis of language– Verbal Behavior - 1957
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Five Verbal Operants• Mand• Tact• Intraverbal• Duplic• Codic
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Mand
• Form of the response is controlled by an EO
• Note: An SD may control its occurrence, but not always its form
EO:
Hungry for
cookie
SD:
Mom Response:
“Cookie”
SR+:
Cookie
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Operant Controlling variable Reinforcement
MandEO - form
SD - occurrence
Specific to each mand, related to
current MO
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Mand
• In everyday language, mands are “requests” for something specific, where the item requested is the reinforcer
• Examples– Objects
• “Can I have a Coke?”
– Information• “What’s missing?”
– Action • “Tickle me!”
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Tact
• A verbal operant in which the response form is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus
• Reinforced by nonspecific reinforcement (e.g., praise)
• In everyday language, a tact is a “label”, evoked by a nonverbal stimulus
SD:
Cookie
Response:
“Cookie”
SR+:
“That’s right!”
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OperantControlling
variableReinforcement
MandForm – EOOccurrence - SD
Specific to each mand, related to current EO
Tact Non-verbal SD Nonspecific
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Examples: Tact
• “Doggy” (“Good Girl!”)• “It’s raining.” (“Thanks, I’ll get an
umbrella.”)
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Intraverbal• Response form is controlled by a verbal
stimulus• Reinforced by nonspecific reinforcement
(e.g., praise)• There is no point-to-point correspondence
between the response and the verbal stimulus– What’s that? When parts of the response can be related to
parts of the stimulus.
SD:
“What’s your favorite snack?”
Response:
“Cookie”
SR+:
“That’s right!”
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Operant Controlling variable Reinforcement
MandForm – EOOccurrence - SD
Specific to each mand, related to current EO
TactNon-verbal SD
Nonspecific
IntraverbalVerbal SD, no point-to-point correspondence
Nonspecific
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Examples: Intraverbal
• (SD)-“What’s up?” (R)- “_____”• (SD)-“How are you?” (R)- “_____”• (SD)-“Red, white and ___?” (R)- “___”
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Duplic
• Response form is controlled by a verbal stimulus• Reinforced by nonspecific reinforcement (e.g.,
praise)• There is point-to-point correspondence between
the response and the verbal stimulus• There is formal similarity between the response
product and the verbal stimulus– What’s that? They’re in the same sense mode and
resemble each other.
SD:
“Cookie”
Response:
“Cookie”
SR+:
“That’s right!”
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Operant Controlling variable Reinforcement
MandForm – EOOccurrence - SD
Specific to each mand, related to current EO
TactNon-verbal SD
Nonspecific
IntraverbalVerbal SD, no point-to-point correspondence
Nonspecific
DuplicEchoic, Copying text, Mimetic
Verbal SD, point-to-point correspondence, formal similarity
Nonspecific
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Examples: Duplic
• Echoic: “Hi” – “Hi”• Copying a text: see written word John
– write John• Mimetic: see someone sign ball –
sign ball
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All of the responses are of the same topography “eeee” – but are different operants
because they have different types of controlling antecedents and consequences
XKaren sees a monkey on TV, points, and says, “eeee!”
XJulie’s mom sings, “Ring Around the Ros…” And Julie says “eeee!”
XChris is watching Thomas and after Thomas says, “Percy”, he says “eeee!”
XJoey wants his sister’s candy, and says, “eeee!”
IntraverbalEchoicTactMand
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Codic
• Response form is controlled by a verbal stimulus• Reinforced by nonspecific reinforcement (e.g., praise)• There is point-to-point correspondence between the
response and the verbal stimulus• NO formal similarity between the response and the
verbal stimulus
SD:
“Cookie”
Response:
Write cookie
SR+:
“That’s right!”
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Operant Controlling variable Reinforcement
MandForm – EOOccurrence - SD
Specific to each mand, related to current EO
TactNon-verbal SD
Nonspecific
IntraverbalVerbal SD, no point-to-point correspondence
Nonspecific
DuplicEchoic, Copying text, Mimetic
Verbal SD, point-to-point correspondence, formal similarity
Nonspecific
CodicTextual,Taking dictation
Verbal SD, point-to-point correspondence, NO formal similarity
Nonspecific
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Examples: Codic
• Textual behavior: See written Turn left – say “turn left”
• Taking dictation: “Buy juice” – write buy juice
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“Applied Verbal Behavior” (AVB)
•The application of Skinner’s analysis to language training for children with autism and other developmental disabilities
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AVB and NTA Comparisons LeBlanc et al. (2006)
• Linguistic Framework• Motivation• Spontaneity
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Linguistic Framework (LeBlanc et al.,2006; Sundberg &
Partington, 1999)• Language is taught and conceptualized in terms of the verbal operants rather than using a traditional structural analysis
• Most research is published in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and JABA and is not as easily accessed or consumed by teachers, speech therapists
• Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS)– Corresponding language assessment that guides published
curriculum for instruction• VB-MAPP www.marksundberg.com/vb-mapp.htm
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Motivation (Sundberg & Partington, 1998)
• Mands are taught first because the mand “is a unique type of language that directly benefits the child by letting his caretakers know exactly what he wants at that particular moment” (p. 110)
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Motivation: Natural Environment Training (NET) (Sundberg & Partington, 1998; Sundberg &
Partington, 1999)
• Based on NLP? And the “general orientation” (S&P, 1999, p. 151) of incidental teaching
• Language training is conducted in the natural environment
• Child directed teaching activities and functional reinforcers are used
• Generalization is programmed for
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Other Characteristics of “AVB Programs”
• More frequent use of sign language than PECS
• “Mixed verbal behavior”• Specific data collection procedures• Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing Procedure• Fluency training
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DTT and NET in AVB Programs
(Sundberg & Partington, 1999)
Phase 1 NET>DTT Focus on early manding, pairing, compliance, stimulus
control
Phase 2 NET=DTT Focus on mand, tact, receptive, imitation, echoic,
intraverbal
Phase 3 DTT>NET Focus on academic activities and specific skill development
Phase 4 NET>DTT Focus on learning from group instruction, from peers, and without a highly structured
environment; training is more like that of typical kindergarten
and 1st grade classrooms
Phase 5 DTT>NET Focus on academic skills and structured learning
characteristic of later elementary classrooms
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