What does an intraverbal involve?

An intraverbal involves a spontaneous response that is not prompted by an immediate visual stimulus. This type of verbal operant occurs when an individual responds to another's verbal behavior, often in a conversational context. For example, if someone says, "What do you like to do on the weekends?" and the individual responds spontaneously with "I love to go hiking," this is an intraverbal response since it isn't based on any visual cue but rather the verbal stimuli they received.

This spontaneity is critical to the definition of intraverbals, as they typically occur in situations where a reply is given based on previous learning or context rather than an immediate physical prompt. This distinguishes intraverbals from other types of verbal behaviors where responses might be directly tied to visual or tangible stimuli, like echoics, which involve repeating what is heard, or tacting, where a verbal response is based on what is seen.