Which verbal operant involves repeating the exact words spoken to you?

Which verbal operant involves repeating the exact words spoken to you?

• A. Mand
• B. Tact
• C. Echoic
• D. Intraverbal

Answer: (C)

Repeating exact words spoken to you is an echoic response. In this framework, an echoic behavior is controlled by a spoken verbal stimulus and shows point-to-point correspondence—the response mirrors the exact words heard. This differs from a mand, which is a request under a motivating operation; a tact, which labels or comments on the environment; and an intraverbal, which responds to a verbal prompt with a related but not exact response. For example, if someone says “Hello,” and you say “Hello” back, that precise repetition illustrates an echoic operant.

Repeating exact words spoken to you is an echoic response. In this framework, an echoic behavior is controlled by a spoken verbal stimulus and shows point-to-point correspondence—the response mirrors the exact words heard. This differs from a mand, which is a request under a motivating operation; a tact, which labels or comments on the environment; and an intraverbal, which responds to a verbal prompt with a related but not exact response. For example, if someone says “Hello,” and you say “Hello” back, that precise repetition illustrates an echoic operant.