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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Educational Psychology

    Background:

    • Problematic verbal behavior in students can manifest in diverse ways, impacting academic and social functioning.
    • Existing research on problematic verbal behavior, particularly within school settings, is limited.
    • Understanding the function of such behaviors is crucial for effective intervention.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To conduct a functional analysis of problem behavior in two public school students.
    • To identify the maintaining variables for bizarre tacts and perseverative mands.
    • To demonstrate the applicability of functional analysis for problematic verbal behavior in educational contexts.

    Main Methods:

    • Functional analysis was employed to assess problem behaviors in two students.
    • Data collection focused on identifying environmental variables controlling verbalizations.
    • Interventions were not the primary focus, but the analysis informed understanding of behavior function.

    Main Results:

    • Bizarre tacts (labeled as psychotic speech) in a 13-year-old honors student were maintained by attention.
    • Perseverative mands for toileting in a 15-year-old with autism were controlled by attention.
    • Mands for edible and nonedible items were maintained by access to specific items.

    Conclusions:

    • Problematic verbal behavior can be effectively analyzed using functional assessment in public schools.
    • The function of verbal behavior differs based on content and individual characteristics.
    • Further research is needed to address the sparse literature on problematic verbal behavior in educational settings.