Verbal Behavior

Verbal behavior describes a unique way of thinking about communication and language from an operant/behavior analytic perspective. Verbal behavior was coined by BF Skinner and refers to behaviors which are reinforced by persons in the verbal community that have been specifically trained to provide this type of reinforcement. This is a different way of thinking about what is verbal” and what is “Nonverbal” because the topography

Synonyms:
controlling antecedents