Final answer:
The correct verbal operant in this scenario is an intraverbal, as it involves the woman responding with her name to a question without echoing any part of the question itself.
Step-by-step explanation:
A woman saying "Cynthia" after being asked, "What is your name?" is an example of an intraverbal. An intraverbal is a type of verbal operant in the field of behavior analysis, which occurs when a person responds verbally to the speech of another person without the speech being a direct echo or copy, but instead a socially appropriate response. In this case, "Cynthia" is the response to the question about her name and does not replicate any of the words from the initiating verbal stimulus, which is the question "What is your name?". The woman saying "Cynthia" in response to the question "What is your name?" is an example of an intraverbal verbal operant. Intraverbal behavior refers to conversational speech or verbal interactions that do not involve direct control by specific verbal stimuli. In this case, the woman is providing a verbal response based on the question asked, without any direct stimulus present.