12.2 Irrelevant Features of Copying a Text
Features that are irrelevant to the classification of copying a text include the formal and dynamic characteristics of both the response and the controlling variable, whether or not the current response is reinforced, and the “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response.
Copying a Text
A form of verbal behavior with the following features:
The response is writing or printing
The controlling variable is a response-product of someone’s previous writing behavior
There is point-to-point correspondence between the controlling variable and the response
There is formal similarity between the controlling variable and the response product
Formal and dynamic features of the response
Formal and dynamic features of the controlling variable
Whether or not the current response is reinforced
The “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response