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  1. When teaching verbal behavior to children with autism, which operant is typically prioritized first because it produces direct and immediate benefit for the learner?

    Answer: Mand

    Mands are typically taught first in verbal behavior programs because they are directly reinforcing to the learner, increasing motivation to communicate and reducing problem behavior maintained by unmet needs.

  2. The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP) was developed by:

    Answer: Mark Sundberg

    Mark Sundberg developed the VB-MAPP as a criterion-referenced assessment tool based on Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior for children with autism and developmental disabilities.

  3. A clinician says 'You drink from a...' and a child responds 'cup.' This is an example of:

    Answer: Intraverbal

    This is an intraverbal because the child's response ('cup') is controlled by a verbal stimulus ('You drink from a...') and there is no point-to-point correspondence between the stimulus and the response.

  4. The verbal behavior approach to language intervention differs from traditional speech-language approaches primarily by focusing on:

    Answer: The function of language operants

    The verbal behavior approach analyzes language by its function (the controlling variables and reinforcement contingencies) rather than its form or topography.

  5. A motivating operation (MO) has two defining effects. Which of the following correctly describes both?

    Answer: It alters the reinforcing value of a stimulus and alters the frequency of related behavior

    A motivating operation has a value-altering effect (changes the reinforcing/punishing value of a stimulus) and a behavior-altering effect (changes the frequency of behavior related to that stimulus).

  6. Which of the following best describes a 'conditioned motivating operation' (CMO) in verbal behavior?

    Answer: An MO whose value-altering effect is learned rather than innate

    A conditioned motivating operation (CMO) acquires its value-altering and behavior-altering effects through learning/conditioning, as opposed to unconditioned MOs which are effective without prior learning.

  7. When implementing a verbal behavior intervention, a clinician transfers stimulus control from an echoic prompt to an independent mand. This process is called:

    Answer: Transfer of stimulus control

    Transfer of stimulus control involves moving a response from being controlled by a prompt (echoic) to being controlled by the motivating operation alone, resulting in an independent mand.