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This study presents a simple pigeon laboratory procedure to teach analogs of verbal behavior, including topography-based and stimulus-selection-based tacts, and receptive language. The method uses readily available materials and is suitable for all student levels.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Psychology
Animal Cognition
Comparative Psychology

Background:

Understanding verbal behavior is crucial in psychology.
Pigeons have been historically used to study complex cognitive processes.
Developing accessible laboratory methods enhances student learning in behavior analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a student laboratory procedure for teaching simple analogs of verbal behavior to pigeons.
To provide a practical method for demonstrating key stimulus-response relations.
To offer an adaptable teaching tool for various educational levels.

Main Methods:

The procedure involves teaching pigeons three types of stimulus-response relations: topography-based tact, stimulus-selection-based tact, and receptive language.
Reinforcement (food) is contingent upon the pigeon exhibiting the correct response to a given stimulus.
The procedure utilizes common materials and requires no specialized apparatus.

Main Results:

Pigeons successfully learned to exhibit specific topographies (e.g., pecking) in response to nonverbal stimuli (e.g., colored balls).
Pigeons learned to select specific verbal stimuli (lexigrams) when presented with those lexigrams.
The described methods effectively demonstrate analogs of human verbal behavior in a controlled laboratory setting.

Conclusions:

The described laboratory procedure is an effective and accessible method for teaching pigeons analogs of verbal behavior.
This procedure can be utilized by students at any level, facilitating hands-on learning in behavior analysis.
The study highlights the utility of pigeons as model subjects for investigating the fundamental principles of language and communication.