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Effects of verbal behavior shaping and of instructions about setting pieces behavior

Research has been shown differences in effects of shaped and instructed verbal behaviors on verbal and nonverbal behavior. This study investigated the effects of verbal behavior shaping and of the instructions about verbal behavior (to talk about setting pieces) and the nonverbal behavior (to set blue and red, large and small, and square and circular pieces) of 10 children, between 8 and 9 years old. The data collection was made in two conditions with five participants. Condition 1: verbal behavior shaping. Condition 2: presentation of instructions for nonverbal behavior. When verbal behavior shaping occurred, correspondent changes at the nonverbal behavior were observed. Instructions produced immediate nonverbal behavior adhesion and the performance was altered. These data reaffirm the importance of expanding the knowledge about the effects of verbal behavior shaping and of instructions about children’s behavior in games like the one used in this research.

rule-governed behavior; shaped verbal behavior; instructed nonverbal behavior


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