The group of strategies in which behavior that is different from the inappropriate behavior is reinforced to reduce the inappropriate behavior is referred to as:
a. inclusion time-out.
b. differential reinforcement.
c. vicarious reinforcement.
d. exclusion time-out.
[Ques. 2] All of the following statements on decreasing inappropriate behaviors are true, EXCEPT:
a. the term punishment means a process that increases the likelihood that a behavior it follows will recur in the future.
b. reinforcement can inadvertently increase undesirable behaviors.
c. interventions for decreasing negative behavior occur along a continuum.
d. interventions for decreasing negative behavior range from least to most intrusive.
[Ques. 3] The Premack Principle, known as Grandmas Rule, is a variation of a(n) ___________ reinforcement.
a. material
b. activity
c. symbolic
d. social
[Ques. 4] Reinforcers can be categorized into which of the following four groups?
a. Symbolic, activity, token, and social
b. Material, organizational, token, and social
c. Material, activity, token, and social
d. Material, activity, institutional, and social
[Ques. 5] All of the following are indicators that a consequence is serving as a reinforcer, EXCEPT the student:
a. seems pleased when the consequence ends.
b. asks that the consequence be repeated.
c. is willing to perform the target behavior in order to earn the consequence.
d. expresses contentment at the time of the consequence.
[Ques. 6] A struggling reader disrupts the class whenever the teacher begins calling on students to read aloud, as he knows hell always be sent out of the classroom. This is an example of:
a. punishment as a consequence.
b. the punishment decreasing the behavior.
c. the consequences reinforcing the behavior.
d. the reinforcement decreasing the behavior.
[Ques. 7] Which of the following is NOT a step involved in a functional behavior assessment (FBA) as recommended in the text?
a. Begin with student weaknesses, brainstorming a list of academic and behavioral problems.
b. Write an operational definition of challenging behavior in observable, measurable terms.
c. Identify events, time, and situations when the behavior occurs.
d. Identify the consequences that reinforce the behavior.
[Ques. 8] A functional behavior assessment (FBA) is based on two assumptions: (a) All behavior is purposeful and serves a function, and (b) all behavior is:
a. focused.
b. contextually defined.
c. not able to be defined.
d. fixed.
[Ques. 9] All of the following statements on the use of functional behavior assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP) are true, EXCEPT:
a. A collaborative team develops a BIP for the student in order to help him or her learn to replace problem behaviors with prosocial ones.
b. The 2004 reauthorization of IDEA now requires FBAs be included in the IEP of students whose behavior problems interfere with their learning or the learning of others.
c. Teachers use FBAs to observe, record, and analyze behavior to discover its purpose.
d. Special educators use a BIP as a first step in understanding students motivation for problematic behavior.
[Ques. 10] Time sampling would be the BEST method to record which of the following behaviors?
a. Off-task behavior
b. Calling out in class
c. Cursing in class
d. Cutting in line
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