Tacts are one of Skinner's verbal operants and are reinforced by what type of reinforcement?

• A. Fixed-Interval Reinforcement
• B. Primary Reinforcement
• C. Generalized Reinforcement
• D. Backward Conditioning

Answer: (C)

Tacts are strengthened by generalized reinforcement. When a learner tactually labels something, the typical consequence is social reinforcement—praise or attention. This kind of reinforcement is generalized because it’s tied to many other possible rewards (access to activities, tokens, continued social interaction, etc.), so the praise remains effective across different situations and stimuli. It’s not about when reinforcement is delivered (that would be a schedule like fixed-interval), nor about innate rewards (primary reinforcement), and it isn’t a conditioning procedure (backward conditioning).