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Echoics

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According to Cooper, Heron & Heward (2007), an echoic is a verbal operant that occurs when a speaker repeats the verbal behaviour of another speaker”.  In order to define it as an “echoic”, it is important for the response to: (1) match the sound/statement exactly; and (2) resemble the format (i.e. verbal with verbal). For… Continue reading Echoics

Imitation

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According to Cooper, Heron & Heward (2007), imitation is defined as a physical movement serving as a model with the behaviour occurring immediately (i.e. 3 to 5 seconds) following the model. Both the model and the behaviour must match the format shown (i.e. physical with physical, object with object).  A learner can imitate a variety… Continue reading Imitation