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Verbal Behavior Programming: Verbal Behavior uses the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and incorporates BF Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior. In this Analysis Skinner discussed how language can be learned using the principals of operant conditioning. He described verbal behavior as any behavior that is mediated by a listener. In 1957, BF Skinner published an important book entitled, Verbal Behavior. Skinner described language as a behavior and illustrated how language could be taught using the principles of operant conditioning. He also expanded the definition of verbal behavior to include any behavior mediated by a listener. A child using sign language to make a request, saying a word to label an item, or having a tantrum because he didn't get his way are all considered Verbal Behavior according to Skinner's Analysis. Unfortunately, Skinner's work in this area was largely ignored for decades until Dr. Jack Michael and his students, Mark Sundberg and James Partington, began to apply it with great success many years later. Please refer to Mary Barbera’s book, The Verbal Behavior Approach. Or by visiting http://www.verbalbehaviorapproach.com to get answers to frequently asked questions in regard to Verbal Behavior. |
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