12.4 Copying a Text Non-Example #1
Writing the word “table” as a result of seeing “la mesa” written is NOT copying a text. Although the stimulus and the response are in the right modes, there is no point-to-point correspondence between them.
Copying a Text
A form of verbal behavior with the following features:
The response is writing or printing
The controlling variable is a response-product of someone’s previous writing behavior
There is point-to-point correspondence between the controlling variable and the response
There is formal similarity between the controlling variable and the response product
Formal and dynamic features of the response
Formal and dynamic features of the controlling variable
Whether or not the current response is reinforced
The “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response
