Intraverbal is described as which of the following statements?

Intraverbal is described as which of the following statements?

• A. occurs when the learner responds to the verbal behaviors of another person with a different but related verbal response (a conversation)
• B. is a label for an object
• C. is the reinforcement schedule used in DTT
• D. is a nonverbal cue

Answer: (A)

Intraverbal is a verbal operant where the response is triggered by another person’s spoken language and the reply is a different but related verbal response, as you’d find in a back-and-forth conversation. The statement you’re evaluating describes exactly that: the learner responds to someone else’s verbal behavior with a related verbal reply, rather than just echoing the exact words. This differs from echoic behavior, which is the exact repetition of what was heard, and from tact, which is labeling objects or events in the environment. A simple conversational exchange—answering a question, providing a related remark, or continuing a dialogue—illustrates intraverbal functioning. For example, hearing “What color is the sky?” and replying “Blue” demonstrates intraverbal, since the response is in relation to the spoken question but not a direct echo.

Intraverbal is a verbal operant where the response is triggered by another person’s spoken language and the reply is a different but related verbal response, as you’d find in a back-and-forth conversation. The statement you’re evaluating describes exactly that: the learner responds to someone else’s verbal behavior with a related verbal reply, rather than just echoing the exact words.

This differs from echoic behavior, which is the exact repetition of what was heard, and from tact, which is labeling objects or events in the environment. A simple conversational exchange—answering a question, providing a related remark, or continuing a dialogue—illustrates intraverbal functioning. For example, hearing “What color is the sky?” and replying “Blue” demonstrates intraverbal, since the response is in relation to the spoken question but not a direct echo.