Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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14.2 Irrelevant Features of Textual Behavior

Features irrelevant to the classification of textual behavior include the specific topography and dynamic characteristics of the vocal response, the specific form of the visual verbal stimulus, whether or not there is any reinforcement for the current response, and the “meaningfulness” of the stimulus and the response.

Textual Behavior

A form of verbal behavior with the following features:

The response is vocal

It is controlled by a prior stimulus that is the response-product of writing behavior

There is point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response

The specific topography and dynamic characteristics of the vocal response

The specific form of the visual verbal stimulus (e.g., written, printed, or typed)

Formal and dynamic features of the response

Whether or not there is any reinforcement for the current response

The “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response

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Reading a book is textual behavior?

Elizabeth George Elizabeth George June 9, 2024 at 9:50 am

I don’t believe so. The definition is, “Textual behavior is a form of verbal behavior in which the response is vocal.” Unless you are reading out loud, then the response isn’t vocal?

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