Although the term naming is used colloquially in the English language, it refers to a specific
instance of verbal behavior within behavior analysis. Since Horne and Lowe's (Horne & …

Naming has been defined as a generalized operant that combines speaker and listener
behaviors within the individual. The purpose of this paper is to reintroduce the concept of …

Theoretical extensions of Skinner's verbal behavior that emphasize derived relational
responding (stimulus equivalence, relational frame theory, and bidirectional naming) can …

Relational frame theory and verbal behavior development theory are two behavior‐analytic
perspectives on human language and cognition. Despite sharing reliance on Skinner's …

We often solve problems by engaging in mediating strategies, such as talking to ourselves.
In order to accurately use and respond to these strategies, we must “understand” or react …

Naming appears to be the source of the explosion in language development and involves
the integration of the initially separate listener and speaker responses. This integration has a …

Using a repeated measures design, in a nursery setting, a modelling and rewards
intervention targeted preschool children's consumption of 8 fruit and 8 vegetables …

The purpose of the current study was to assess whether children would categorize pictures
when taught the relevant listener and speaker behaviors separately. A category‐sort test …

The purpose of this three‐experiment study was to evaluate whether performance consistent
with the formation of equivalence classes could be established after training adults to tact …

We evaluated the facilitative effects of multiple exemplar training (MET) on the establishment
of derived tact relations in typically developing children. A multiple-probe design across …