16.5 Intraverbal Non-Example #2

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Saying “stimulus” as the result of seeing a light come on is also not intraverbal because the prior controlling stimulus is non-verbal.

Intraverbal

A form of verbal behavior with the following features:

A verbal response

The prior controlling variable is a verbal stimulus

There is NO point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response

The specific topography and dynamic characteristics of the vocal response

The musculature involved in executing the response

The modality of the prior verbal stimulus (usually either visual or auditory)

Dynamic features of either the stimulus or the response

The “correctness” of the response