Question

explain the skinner conception of verbal behaviour​

Answer 1

Explanation:

• The following definition might usefully combine most of the elements by which verbal behavior was conceived by Skinner: “Verbal behavior is operant behavior whose properties are selected by the reinforcing action of a mediator8 on the basis of their correspondence to the conventions of a community.”

Answer 2

Answer:

Moreover, an integrated definition of verbal behavior is offered in Upon Further Reflection (Skinner, 1987): “Verbal behavior is behavior that is reinforced through the mediation of other people, but only when the other people are behaving in ways that have been shaped and maintained by an evolved verbal environment,