ABA Verbal Behavior and Language 2

Question 1

The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) is primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Assess and track language and learning milestones in children with autism

Answer

The VB-MAPP assesses verbal behavior, language, and learning skills in children with language delays and is used to guide intervention priorities.

Question 2

Which teaching procedure is MOST commonly used to establish mand behavior in early language learners?

Accepted Answer

Engineering the environment to create establishing operations

Answer

Creating establishing operations (e.g., withholding preferred items) increases the motivational state for requesting and provides natural opportunities to teach mands.

Question 3

What is the PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) primarily designed to teach?

Accepted Answer

Mand behavior using picture cards as a communication modality

Answer

PECS teaches learners to initiate communication by handing picture cards to a communication partner in exchange for desired items or activities (mand function).

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an intraverbal?

Accepted Answer

Answering 'Dogs' when asked 'Name an animal'

Answer

Responding to 'Name an animal' with 'Dogs' is an intraverbal because the response is controlled by verbal behavior without point-to-point correspondence.

Question 5

A child sees a dog and spontaneously says 'Dog!' This is an example of which verbal operant?

Accepted Answer

Tact

Answer

A tact is a verbal response controlled by a non-verbal stimulus (seeing the dog) and maintained by generalized conditioned reinforcement (social praise).

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA Verbal Behavior and Language 2