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Language is viewed as receptive and expressive, and the two are talk about to as communicative behavior that is controlled by cognitive processors

The Behavioral Classification of Language

Four of the Verbal Operants

• Mand: Asking for reinforcers. Asking for “Mommy” because a child wants his mommy

• Tact: Naming or identifying objects, actions, events, etc. Saying “book” because a child sees his book

• Echoic: Repeating what is heard. Saying “dog” after someone else says “dog”

• Intraverbal: Answer questions or have conversations where the speaker’s words are controlled by other words. Saying “Jerry” because someone else says “Tom and...”

(Check out Skinner 1957 Verbal Behaviour)