Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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13.2 Irrelevant Features of Taking Dictation
Features that are irrelevant to the classification of taking dictation include the formal or dynamic characteristics of the stimulus and the response, whether or not there is reinforcement for the current response, and the “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response.
Taking Dictation
A form of verbal behavior with the following features:
The form of the response is writing
The controlling variable is a response product of someone’s prior vocal behavior
There is point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response
Formal and dynamic features of the stimulus
Formal and dynamic features of the response
Whether or not there is reinforcement for the current response
The “meaning” of either the stimulus or the response
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