How derived stimulus relations and verbal behavior contribute to the development ?

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Explain the similarities and differences of how derived stimulus relations and verbal behavior contribute to the development of an individual’s language and cognition.

As mentioned above, derived stimulus relations are not the result of direct training or learning. Verbal behavior is. It is language-related behavior formed through operant conditioning. Both constructs contribute to the expansion and development of our language ability and cognition.

What is the role of verbal behavior in derived stimulus relations?
Equivalence involves correctly responding to stimulus-stimulus relations that have not been trained or reinforced but are the result of reinforcing other stimulus-stimulus relations (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007). Derived stimulus relations are basically new connections that learners make.