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Psychology book
Verbal Behavior is a 1957 book by psychologist B. F. Skinner, in which he describes what he calls verbal behavior, or what was traditionally called linguistics
Verbal_Behavior
American psychologist and social philosopher (1904–1990)
novel, Walden Two, while his analysis of human behavior culminated in his 1958 work, Verbal Behavior. Skinner, John B. Watson, and Ivan Pavlov are considered
B._F._Skinner
Form of abuse using verbal communication for intent to harm person and entity
Verbal abuse (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) is a type of
Verbal_abuse
Systematic approach to understanding the behavior of humans and other animals
science of behavior, his attention turned to human language with his 1957 book Verbal Behavior and other language-related publications; Verbal Behavior laid
Behaviorism
Psychology journal
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (TAVB) is a peer reviewed, scientific journal established in 1982, which primarily publishes research in the field of
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
The_Analysis_of_Verbal_Behavior
Application of respondent and operant conditioning to change behavior
self-initiated request). Intraverbals – verbal behavior for which the relevant antecedent stimulus was other verbal behavior, but which does not share the response
Applied_behavior_analysis
Medical diagnostic method
The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is an assessment and skills-tracking system to assess the language, learning
Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program
Verbal_Behavior_Milestones_Assessment_and_Placement_Program
Behavior among two or more organisms within the same species
communicate with both verbal and nonverbal behavior. Verbal behavior is the content of one's spoken word. Verbal and nonverbal behavior intersect in what
Social_behavior
Correlation in educational psychology
the amount of information learned. Non verbal behavior or non verbal communication is a series of wordless behavior that is projected by the speaker to the
Dr._Fox_effect
Psychological phenomenon
note on the measurement of semantic satiation". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 6 (6): 954–57. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(67)80165-8. Jakobovits
Semantic_satiation
Type of associative learning process for behavioral modification
treating verbal behavior like any other behavior controlled by its consequences, which included the reactions of the speaker's audience. Operant behavior is
Operant_conditioning
Transmission of information
gestures, and postures. However, not every form of non-verbal behavior constitutes non-verbal communication. Some theorists, like Judee Burgoon, hold
Communication
Indication of intent of harm
coercion is considered a threat. Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another
Threat
Non-verbal leakage is a form of non-verbal behavior that occurs when a person verbalizes one thing, but their body language indicates another, common
Non-verbal_leakage
in verbal behavior as a serious mechanism for acquisition. He identified echoic behavior as one of his basic verbal operants, postulating that verbal behavior
Behavior analysis of child development
Behavior_analysis_of_child_development
Awareness of internal and external existence
consciousness is reflected in behavior (including verbal behavior), and that we attribute consciousness on the basis of behavior. A more straightforward way
Consciousness
Understanding and reasoning using concepts framed in words
Verbal reasoning is understanding and reasoning using concepts framed in words. It aims at evaluating ability to think constructively, rather than at simple
Verbal_reasoning
Psychology term
mand as one of six primary verbal operants in his 1957 work, Verbal Behavior. Chapter three of Skinner's work, Verbal Behavior, discusses a functional relationship
Mand_(psychology)
Science that studies individual behavior of different species
Skinner's theories form the basis for two of his books: Verbal Behavior, and Science and Human Behavior. These two texts represent considerable theoretical
Experimental analysis of behavior
Experimental_analysis_of_behavior
Transactional model of communication
chest. Behavioral cues are under the direct control of the communicators, in contrast to public and private cues. They include verbal behavioral cues,
Barnlund's model of communication
Barnlund's_model_of_communication
association tests to determine the strength of verbal behavior, in particular, B.F Skinner's concept of the verbal response class called intraverbals. Psychology
Pair_by_association
of Verbal Behavior. An autoclitic is a verbal behavior that modifies the functions of other verbal behaviors. For example, "I think it is raining" possesses
Autoclitic
American psychologist
reinforcement, human verbal behavior, and the history of behavior analysis. Related to his professional interests in learning and verbal behavior, since 2022 Catania
A._Charles_Catania
Memory effect in educational psychology
Solving a problem versus remembering a solution". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 17 (6): 649–667. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(78)90393-6. ISSN 0022-5371
Testing_effect
Theory of learning and behaviour
it. In the 1940s, B. F. Skinner delivered a series of lectures on verbal behavior, putting forward a more empirical approach to the subject than existed
Social_learning_theory
Medical condition
Sundberg's verbal behavior framework is another well-established assessment and treatment modality that is incorporated into many applied behavior analysis
Muteness
Interdisciplinary scientific study of cognitive processes
Noam Chomsky published a scathing review of B. F. Skinner's book Verbal Behavior. At the time, Skinner's behaviorist paradigm dominated the field of
Cognitive_science
Study of relations between psychology and language
began in 1959 with Noam Chomsky's critical review of B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior (1957). This review helped start what has been called the cognitive
Psycholinguistics
Psychological term
five of Skinner's Verbal Behavior discusses the tact in depth. A tact is said to "make contact with" the world, and refers to behavior that is under the
Tact_(psychology)
American psychologist (1934–2025)
Hospital, working on a grant focused on the operant conditioning of verbal behavior in psychiatric patients. Ekman also met anthropologist Gregory Bateson
Paul_Ekman
Assessment of statements to reveal deceit
Lie detection is an assessment of a verbal statement with the goal to reveal a possible intentional deceit. Lie detection may refer to a cognitive process
Lie_detection
Social interaction aiming at inflicting harm or unpleasantness
characterized by physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm to someone, the latter is characterized by behavior intended to harm the social relations
Aggression
Interpersonal communication through wordless (mostly visual) cues
be used without verbal communication to convey messages; when nonverbal behavior does not effectively communicate a message, verbal methods are used
Nonverbal_communication
Pseudoscientific approach to psychotherapy
verbal (e.g., sensory predicates[further explanation needed] and keywords) and non-verbal behavior (e.g., matching and mirroring non-verbal behavior,
Neuro-linguistic_programming
Academic journal
Adrian Staub Publication details Former names Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior History 1985–present Publisher Elsevier Frequency 8/year
Journal of Memory and Language
Journal_of_Memory_and_Language
Term used in psychology and philosophy
non-verbal behaviors of teachers and the viewers' ratings of those teachers afterwards. Impressions formed after viewing thin slices of behavior are considered
Thin-slicing
1950s intellectual movement
Structures (1957) and "Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior" (1959), Plans and the Structure of Behavior by George Armitage Miller, Eugene Galanter, and
Cognitive_revolution
Group interviewed to analyse opinions
A disadvantage is a reduced capacity to assess non-verbal behavior; assessing non-verbal behavior can be helpful to qualitative researchers. Group discussion
Focus_group
Faculty of mind to store and retrieve data
processing: A framework for memory research." Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 11(6), 671–684. Crofts, A. R., & Hockley, W. E. (2000).
Memory
Study of mental functions and behaviors
1155–1157. Skinner, B.F. (1932) The Behavior of Organisms[page needed] Chomsky, N. (1959). Review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior. Language, 35, 26–58. [2] Archived
Psychology
Psychological concept
"Controlled Rehearsal in Single-Trial Free Recall". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 17 (3): 309–324. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(78)90201-3. Carlesimo
Serial-position_effect
Branch of anthropology
accessible, but not necessarily more retrievable," Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 23: 553–568. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90346-3. Hasher,
Social_anthropology
Model of human memory
irrelevant messages in selective attention". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 3 (6): 449–459. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(64)80015-3. ISSN 0022-5371
Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model
Atkinson–Shiffrin_memory_model
Trade group focusing on behavior analysis
behavior analysis: The Analysis of Verbal Behavior is a collection of experiments and theoretical papers regarding verbal behavior and ABA. Behavior Analysis
Association for Behavior Analysis International
Association_for_Behavior_Analysis_International
Key tenet of behavioral analysis
For example, in the analysis of B. F. Skinner, verbal behavior is a complicated assortment of behaviors with a variety of controlling stimuli. The controlling
Stimulus_control
Professional association for ACT, RFT, and behavior analysis
contextual behavioral science, and is a focus of ACBS. Unlike the better known behavioral approach proposed by B.F. Skinner in his book Verbal Behavior, experimental
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Association_for_Contextual_Behavioral_Science
4325–4326. [cited in Kammer 1983] * Fog, R. (1995) "Mozart's bizarre verbal behavior: a case of Tourette syndrome?", Maledicta 11:59–62. [cited in Kammer
Mozart_and_scatology
Cognitive disorder where memory is disturbed or lost
"Alcohol and memory: Storage and state dependency". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 15 (6): 691–702. doi:10.1016/0022-5371(76)90061-X. Carlson
Amnesia
Personality trait or a mainly destructive form of communication
argumentativeness and verbal aggression. The study investigated two things. The first component investigated whether high, moderate, or low behaviors differ in how
Verbal_aggression
IQ test designed to measure intelligence in adults
its emphasis on language and verbal skills. Wechsler designed an entire scale that allowed the measurement of non-verbal intelligence. This became known
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Wechsler_Adult_Intelligence_Scale
argued people need to use a variety of behavioral mechanisms such as verbal, paraverbal and non-verbal behavior, environmental mechanisms of territoriality
Privacy_regulation_theory
Canceled guided bomb program
conditioning, schedules of reinforcement, and for books like Walden Two, Verbal Behavior, Beyond Freedom & Dignity, and more. Even the B. F. Skinner Foundation
Project_Pigeon
Internally coordinated responses of dogs to internal and external stimuli
Dog behavior refers to the internally coordinated responses of individuals or groups of domestic dogs to internal and external stimuli. It has been shaped
Dog_behavior
Type of long-term human memory
accessible, but not necessarily more retrievable". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 23 (5): 553–568. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(84)90346-3. Hasher
Implicit_memory
Internal process while reading
Articulation in Auditory and Visual Short-Term Memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 10, 123-132. Daneman, M., & Newson, M. (1992). Assessing
Subvocalization
Term pioneered by B.F. Skinner
Skinner's theories on verbal behavior have seen widespread application in therapies for autistic children that are based on applied behavior analysis (ABA).
Radical_behaviorism
Psychological theory of human language
environment. RFT is a behavioral theory of language and higher cognition. rooted in functional contextualism. In his 1957 book Verbal Behavior, B.F. Skinner presented
Relational_frame_theory
Knowledge base that represents semantic relations between concepts in a network
(1969). "Retrieval time from semantic memory". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 8 (2): 240–247. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(69)80069-1. Allan
Semantic_network
Type of security guard
entry for intoxicated people, and to deal with aggressive, violent or verbal behavior or disobedience with statutory or establishment rules. They are also
Bouncer
Theory regarding human memory
inhibition in short-term retention of single items". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 1 (3): 153–161. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(62)80023-1. Postman
Interference_theory
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
1970). "On Chomsky's review of Skinner's Verbal Behavior". Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 13 (1): 83–99. doi:10.1901/jeab.1970.13-83
Noam_Chomsky
Type of memory referring to general world knowledge
(1969). "Retrieval time from semantic memory". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 8 (2): 240–247. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(69)80069-1. S2CID 60922154
Semantic_memory
Child development assessment tool
skills are assessed based upon the behavioral analysis of language as presented by B.F. Skinner in his book Verbal Behavior (1957). The task items within each
Assessment of basic language and learning skills
Assessment_of_basic_language_and_learning_skills
Type of non-verbal communication
behaviors refer to people's tendency to express themselves using indirect messages. Much of our communication is, in fact, non-verbal. Any behavior (or
Behavioral_communication
Form of psychotherapy
about the non-verbal behavior or tone of voice of the client; then the therapist might have the client exaggerate the non-verbal behavior and pay attention
Gestalt_therapy
Memory used for information that only needs to be stored for a short time
(1973). "Positive recency in delayed free recall". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 12 (4): 436–439. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(73)80023-4. Koppenaal
Short-term_memory
Psychological test
A verbal fluency test is a kind of psychological test in which a participant is asked to produce as many words as possible from a category in a given time
Verbal_fluency_test
Someone who attempts to sit on a jury in order to influence the outcome of the legal case
lawyers can identify stealth jurors by paying close attention to non-verbal behavior connected with deception and identifying discrepancies between answers
Stealth_juror
Clinical application of behavior
in behavior therapy away from methodological behaviorism and back toward radical behaviorism and the use of functional analytic models of verbal behavior—particularly
Clinical_behavior_analysis
Repeating a falsity increases believability
and the conference of referential validity". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 16 (1): 107–112. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(77)80012-1. Newman
Illusory_truth_effect
Remarkable or characteristic story
(1980). "Structural Components of Reading Time". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 19 (2): 135–51. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(80)90132-2. "anecdote"
Anecdote
American philosopher and artificial intelligence expert
responsible for determining consciousness based on verbal behavior, more specifically; verbal behavior concerning the metaphysics of consciousness. The
Susan_Schneider
Suppression of autistic behaviors
subconscious suppression of autistic behaviors with the goal of being perceived as neurotypical. Masking behavior is a learned coping strategy responding
Autistic_masking
General-purpose emotion annotation and representation language
for time-critical decision enforcement. To allow the analysis of non-verbal behavior, emotion, mental states that can be provided using web services to
Emotion_Markup_Language
Model of human memory
explains the behavior of patients with a specific deficit in phonological short-term memory. Aphasic patients with developmental verbal dyspraxia are
Baddeley's model of working memory
Baddeley's_model_of_working_memory
American cognitive scientist (1936–2026)
(1969). Retrieval Time from Semantic Memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 8, 240–247. (citation classic) Collins, A. M., & Loftus
Allan_M._Collins
Method of teaching foreign languages
also questioned, most famously by Chomsky's review of B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior in 1959. The audio-lingual method was thus deprived of its scientific
Audio-lingual_method
British philosopher and psychologist (1924–2000)
defend the radical behaviourist theses of B.F. Skinner, as expressed in Verbal Behavior (1957), from the criticisms of Noam Chomsky and the growing movement
Ullin_Place
Unintentional contempt or disrespect toward marginalized groups
Microaggression is a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slight, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates hostile
Microaggression
Cognitive psychology process
Processing: A Framework for Memory Research." Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 11:671–684. 1972 Chiarotti, F., Cutuli, D., Foti, F., Mandolesi
Chunking_(psychology)
as a tool for behavior analysis. Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 15, 41–56. Crutcher, R. J. (1994). Telling what we know: The use of verbal report methodologies
Protocol_analysis
Understanding The Meaning Of Affectionate Verbal Behavior; Towards Creating Romantic Loving, The Behavior Analyst Today, 7.(4), Page 452 -480 BAO Christensen
Integrative behavioral couples therapy
Integrative_behavioral_couples_therapy
Biological memory process in organisms
The role of rehearsal in short-term memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 12 (6), 599–607. Nickerson, R. S. (., & Adams, M. J. (1979)
Encoding_(memory)
Exchange of information among people
non-verbal message production and the interpretations people hold for those non-verbal behaviors. Individuals hold certain expectations for non-verbal behavior
Interpersonal_communication
Tendency to act on a whim without considering consequences
daily exercises in self-control, such as improving posture, altering verbal behavior, and using one's nondominant hand for simple tasks, gradually produce
Impulsivity
English mathematician (1815–1852)
Shieber (ed.). "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". The Turing Test: Verbal Behavior as the Hallmark of Intelligence. MIT Press: 67–104. ISBN 978-0-262-26542-3
Ada_Lovelace
Private university in California, United States
processing: A framework for memory research". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 11 (6): 671. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(72)80001-X. Wood, Graeme
Minerva_University
processing versus transfer appropriate processing". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 16 (5): 519–533. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(77)80016-9. Neil
Transfer-appropriate processing
Transfer-appropriate_processing
Fear of being stared at
which draws attention, such as a physical disability, or a physical or verbal behavior outside the norm. According to the Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association
Scopophobia
Cognitive process
processing: A framework for memory research". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, Vol. 11, No. 6, December 1972, Pages 671–684. Bernstein
Memorization
Longest list of items one can memorize immediately
length and the structure of short-term memory". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 14 (6): 575–589. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(75)80045-4. Chan
Memory_span
Process of storage and retrieval memory
(1973). "Positive recency in delayed free recall". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 12 (4): 436–439. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(73)80023-4. Koppenaal
Long-term_memory
D. (1969). "Modality Effects in Free Recall". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 8 (5): 665–676. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(69)80120-9. Murdock
Modality_effect
Expressive culture shared by particular groups
passed along informally from one individual to another, either through verbal instruction or demonstration. The academic study of folklore is called folklore
Folklore
Psychological model of memory
processing: A framework for memory research". Journal of Verbal Learning & Verbal Behavior. 11 (6): 671–84. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(72)80001-X. S2CID 14153362
Levels_of_processing_model
Influencing others via tone or body language
engaging in the act of inspiring change in a behavior or preconceived attitude. This focus on the verbal messaging without including the nonverbal aspects
Nonverbal_influence
Deviation from the apparently intended form of an utterance
production: An analysis of speech error data". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 20 (6): 611–629. doi:10.1016/S0022-5371(81)90202-4. "Slips
Speech_error
Capacity for a sign to have multiple related meanings
"Homographic entries in the internal lexicon". Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 9 (5): 487–494. doi:10.1016/s0022-5371(70)80091-3.{{cite
Polysemy
American psychologist
editor-in-chief of both the Analysis of Verbal Behavior and the Behavior Analyst. He is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and the
Henry_Schlinger
American psychologist
stimulus equivalence.". In L. J. Hayes; P. N. Chase (eds.). Dialogues on verbal behavior. Context Press. pp. 19–40. O'Connor, M.; Farrell, L.; Munnelly, A.;
Steven_C._Hayes
VERBAL BEHAVIOR
VERBAL BEHAVIOR
Female
English
 Feminine form of English Vernon, VERNA means "place of alder trees."Â
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Fearghal, FERGAL means "man of valor."
Boy/Male
Irish
It seems to come from fearghal “â€brave, courageous, valorous.â€â€ Fergal Mac Maolduin was an eighth-century High King renowned for his efforts in battle.
Male
German
 German name derived from Latin Vergilius, possibly VERGIL means "flourishing." Compare with another form of Vergil.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Vernal or Springlike
Boy/Male
Biblical
The great man; the hero.
Boy/Male
Irish
Brave.
Female
Russian
(Вера) Russian name, VERA means "faith; truth." Compare with another form of Vera.
Boy/Male
French
From the alder grove.
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Virgil, possibly VERGIL means "flourishing." Compare with another form of Vergil.
Boy/Male
Latin American
Flourishing.
Girl/Female
Irish
True desire.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Treasurer of Nergal.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Honest.
Boy/Male
French
True.
Surname or Lastname
English, of French (Huguenot) origin
English, of French (Huguenot) origin : altered form of French Vassal, status name for a medieval retainer (see Vassell).
Boy/Male
Sikh
Heroic protector, Protector of the brave
Biblical
treasurer of Nergal
Boy/Male
Sikh
Boy/Male
Sikh
Heroic protector, Protector of the brave
VERBAL BEHAVIOR
VERBAL BEHAVIOR
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beloved of the Woods
Girl/Female
German
Peaceful; Combination of Freda and Ella
Boy/Male
Tamil
Full of Joy, Mountain strength, Ireland, Peace, Sun Ray
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Courage; Desire; Strength; The One who Strives, Makes Effort
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained. The name is recorded in VA from the 18th century on. It could be a variant of English Calf(e) (see Califf), or a reduced and altered form of Scottish McAlpine.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Ruler
Girl/Female
Indian
Very Fast
Girl/Female
Welsh
Joy.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of the noble warrior.
VERBAL BEHAVIOR
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a.
Abounding with words; verbose.
a.
Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring; as, vernal bloom.
a.
Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.
a.
Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.
n.
Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
adv.
In a verbal manner; orally.
a.
Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication.
a.
Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial rootlets, aerial plants.
a.
Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
n.
A noun derived from a verb.
n.
Verbal legerdemain; a playing with words.
a.
Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood.
a.
Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires.
a.
Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.
a.
Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aerial regions or currents.
a.
Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.
a.
Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.
a.
Of or pertaining to words; verbal.
n.
Verbal contention; dispute.
n.
An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.