17.7 Complexity of the Tact’s Controlling Stimulus
Furthermore, the controlling stimulus may be any type of stimulus (as long as it’s non-verbal) and may be simple or complex. It may only be a single property, such as color, or it may be the entire object, such as a dog, or a city, or the universe.
Tact
A form of verbal behavior with the following features:
A verbal response
The controlling variable is a non-verbal stimulus, which is an object or event or a property of an object or event
The musculature with which the response is executed (vocal, written, gestural, etc.)
The modality of the stimulus (auditory, visual, gustatory, olfactory, etc.)
Whether or not there is any reinforcement for the current response
The “correctness” of the response
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