Deck 1: Introduction to Behavior Management

Question 1

All behaviors are learned.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Response to Intervention (RtI) has been used to make eligibility decisions for students with learning disabilities.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true regarding antecedents?

A) antecedents are impossible to reverse or "unlearn"
B) antecedents serve as a cue or prompt for an individual to behave in a particular way
C) antecedents are an inherent biological predisposition
D) antecedents cause behavior to occur

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Reinforcement and punishment are defined based on their:

A) strength of administration
B) effect on behavior
C) antecedents
D) time of delivery

Question 5

Behavior refers to:

A) individuals' observable actions
B) individuals' personality traits
C) individuals' temperamental characteristics
D) individuals' genetic predisposition

Question 6

Which of the following factors often results in the negative reactions that behavior modification receives?

A) it has not resulted in practical applications nor does it have any societal value
B) it has resulted in controlling peoples' behavior coercively
C) it is a panacea for curing all of society's ills
D) it often has received "bad press" from the media

Question 7

Which of the following attributes of applied behavior analysis is concerned with demonstrating the functional relation between the intervention implemented and the target behavior?

A) performance-based
B) principles of behavior
C) analytic
D) applied

Question 8

It is effective to label behavior by what a student is not doing. 

Question 9

Consequences can influence the future performance of a behavior by:

A) maintaining a current stimulus in the environment
B) adding a cue for behavior
C) maintaining a cue for behavior
D) adding a new stimulus to the environment

Question 10

Which of the following statements represents a problem in using subjective terms to describe children's behavior?

A) subjective terms may set in motion a self-fulfilling prophecy
B) subjective terms only apply to children with physical disabilities
C) subjective terms result in money being taken away from public education
D) subjective terms are free of bias

Question 11

Which of the following terms explains the interaction between human behavior and environmental factors?

A) applied behavior analysis
B) socio-political rhetoric
C) human-biological interaction
D) life space equation

Question 12

Which of the following is an attribute of applied behavior analysis?

A) performance-based
B) genetic
C) environmental
D) social

Question 13

Which of the following terms refers to the idea that behavior occurs as part of an orderly series of events?

A) behavior
B) antecedent
C) consequence
D) contingency

Question 14

Which of the following is not a procedure that teachers can use for applying behavior modification in classrooms?

A) observe and clarify the behavior to be changed
B) select and present potent reinforcers at the appropriate time
C) design and impose interventions based on principles of reinforcement
D) continue tier 2 interventions until student behavior change is observed

Question 15

Ethics can be defined as:

A) actions that seek to improve behavior after an indiscretion
B) moral principles that govern a person's or group's behaviors, practices, and decisions
C) any action taken to improve behaviors and decision making abilities
D) a term used to describe behaviors that have different meanings to different people

Question 16

Sound-field amplification (SFA) is a technology that can improve the abilities of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. 

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about positive reinforcement?

A) the terms positive reinforcement and reward are synonymous
B) positive reinforcement is a naturally occurring phenomenon
C) positive reinforcement decreases behavior
D) positive reinforcement is bribery

Question 18

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support addressed all of the following levels EXCEPT:

A) individual-intensive
B) classroom
C) home
D) group

Question 19

Why should teachers refrain from using "on-task" and "off-task" to describe behavior?

A) the terms are too specific of a description
B) the terms cannot be defined completely
C) the terms describe status, rather than behavior
D) the terms are objective rather than subjective

Question 20

Behavior normally focuses on overt actions that are observable by others.

Question 21

Many school-wide discipline programs focus on the negative and rely on punishments like suspensions and expulsions. Explain why focusing on the positive can make inappropriate behavior less likely to occur. 

Question 22

Provide an example of an A-B-C analysis that could happen in a classroom. Include at least 6 steps.

Question 23

How are reinforcement and punishment related? 

Question 24

Explain the difference between subjective and objective terms, as they apply to describing a student's behavior. Include examples of each.