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Development of Verbal Behavior
General Guidelines
Each week, you must provide an initial post responding to one of the discussion board prompt options. Please include the discussion prompt you are addressing in the subject line of your post. Once you are done, review the posts of other learners and engage in two responses to a learner, or learners, in any discussion board prompt; you may respond to the same learner twice in a conversation.
Your responses should be substantive and demonstrate your understanding of the material. In this, and in all of your courseroom posts, be sure to keep your tone respectful and professional. Use the name of the peer you are addressing. Cite any references according to APA guidelines.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Explain why there was a slow acceptance of B. F. Skinner’s verbal behavior work.
Explain the importance of empirical evidence when assessing the value of a particular strategy.
Week 8, Discussion Prompt Option 1
Assignment Prep
While we will prioritize manding with Xavier, this does not mean that he cannot learn the names of letters and numbers through manding. Think of some ways in which y

ou could use the CMO-T to teach Xavier to request numbers and letters. Do you think Xavier can acquire new vocabulary through manding? Do you think this vocabulary is likely to generalize? Explain your rationale.
Week 8, Discussion Prompt Option 2
Think About It
Skinner began working on a behavioral analysis of language in 1934. In 1957, Skinner was able to fill in the details of his published book Verbal Behavior, which proved to be his most important work. Although this work was extremely significant, it had a slow appreciation.
Have you encountered any treatments, strategies, or programs that appear logical or promising, but lack empirical evidence? Would you compare this to Skinner’s verbal behavior at the time of publication given the lack of research? Why or why not?
Verbal Behavior: Mands and Tacts
As you read the following, think of why and how Talia, from this week’s introduction, should help Kwan’s family focus on manding:
In your Applied Behavior Analysis text:
Chapter 18, “Verbal Behavior,” pages 412–423.
Chapter 18, “Verbal Behavior,” pages 436–437.
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