Deck 11: Minimizing Challenging Behavior

Question 1

Explain this statement: Challenging behavior is "in the eye of the beholder."

Answer 1

No answer

Question 2

Explain why episodes of challenging behavior are the "hot spots"in a classroom.

Answer 2

No answer

Question 3

List and explain two of the roots of challenging behaviors.

Answer 3

No answer

Question 4

All of the following are purposes for teasing except:

A) attempting to establish a friendship
B) trying to gain peer acceptance
C) making the teaser feel better about himself
D) establishing control

Question 5

Aggressive behavior towards others can result from:

A) stress
B) seeking attention
C) lack of social emotional skills
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is true about teasers?

A) Teasers have often been the victims of teasing.
B) Teasers are very good at perspective-taking.
C) Teasers fully understand the impact of teasing on the other person.
D) none of these

Question 7

The term "antecedent"refers to:

A) the conference a teacher has with a child after a challenging event has occurred
B) an event that precedes the occurrence of a challenging event
C) environmental issues that contribute to challenging behaviors in the classroom
D) factors in a child's growth that contribute to challenging behaviors

Question 8

According to the textbook, biting is most common in what age group?

A) older preschoolers
B) kindergarten children
C) infants
D) none of these

Question 9

Why should early childhood teachers examine their own practices when they face a challenging behavior?

A) Professional teachers reflect on their practices.
B) It will help them identify the root of the problem.
C) It will give them insight about their classroom's part in the challenging behavior.
D) all of these

Question 10

In terms of challenging behavior, what can contextual problems refer to?

A) problems with a classroom's schedule
B) problems with how lessons are presented
C) problems with a teacher's style of guidance
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 11

A second-grade teacher encourages children to keep a bottle of water on their desks and to drink whenever they are thirsty. This teacher is:

A) spoiling the children
B) inviting trouble
C) both spoiling the children and inviting trouble
D) meeting the children's basic need for water

Question 12

All of the following are basic needs of young children, except:

A) precise penmanship
B) sleep
C) love
D) play

Question 13

According to the textbook, the claim that challenging behavior is "in the eye of the beholder"means that a person's ability to ________ affects how she views behavior.

A) take another person's perspective
B) speak at least two languages
C) write lesson plans
D) both B and C

Question 14

Which of the following are roots of challenging behavior?

A) needs that have not been met
B) lacking a skill
C) a child's developmental characteristics
D) all of these

Question 15

What is the part of a human brain that helps people to control themselves and to analyze emotions?

A) amygdala
B) temporal lobe
C) frontal associative cortex
D) cerebellum

Question 16

According to the textbook, what part of a human brain often takes over after sensing danger, before a person can analyze a situation?

A) temporal lobe
B) cerebellum
C) amygdala
D) none of these

Question 17

The part of the human brain that helps people to control themselves and to analyze emotions reaches full development:

A) at birth or shortly after birth
B) between 10 and 18 months of age
C) in late adolescence or early adulthood
D) none of these

Question 18

The part of a human brain that takes over after sensing danger, before a person can analyze a situation reaches full development:

A) at birth or shortly after birth
B) between 10 and 18 months of age
C) in late adolescence or early adulthood
D) none of these

Question 19

The phrase "calm and cool times"refers to:

A) any period of relative peace and serenity with a classroom
B) the period that immediately precedes a challenging event
C) the period that immediately follows a challenging event
D) none of the above

Question 20

The circuit or path that shuttles signals between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex:

A) develops very gradually
B) develops quite rapidly
C) is nonexistent in young children
D) none of the above

Question 21

A first-grade teacher teaches a child how to "use words"when angry. The child seems to understand and uses words when angry for several weeks. One day the child gets angry, "loses it,"and slams her fist into another child's back. Please explain why the child did not use words this time.

A) She was just "faking it" when she previously used words.
B) She was so agitated that she could not remember the teacher's lesson on using words.
C) She fell back on an old way of doing things when angry.
D) both B and C
E) both A and C

Question 22

During early childhood, which of the following is true about children and anger?

A) They feel, express, and understand anger.
B) They feel and express, but do not understand anger.
C) They feel but do not express or understand anger.
D) They do not feel anger.

Question 23

Robert hits his kindergarten teacher's arm to get his attention, even when the teacher is busy with other children. The teacher has documented that this occurs about eight times every day. This child's challenging behavior is most likely rooted in:

A) simply not knowing how to get the teacher's attention appropriately
B) having to do too many workbook pages
C) having a fully developed occipital connection
D) a lack of sleep
E) both B and C

Question 24

A good method for a teacher to use for figuring out the purpose of a child's challenging behavior is:

A) a checklist
B) a rating scale
C) functional behavior assessment
D) observation of hot spots

Question 25

An event preceding and possibly predicting an event that follows it is a(n):

A) antecedent
B) behavior
C) consequence
D) none of the above

Question 26

________ refers to a child's actions, conduct, or deeds.

A) Antecedent
B) Behavior
C) Consequence
D) none of the above

Question 27

A response that follows a behavior is called a(n) ________.

A) antecedent
B) behavior
C) consequence
D) none of the above

Question 28

A third level of preventing challenging behaviors and usually done by early intervention professionals trained to work with families and very young children in their homes is called:

A) social and emotional foundations
B) focused intervention
C) functional behavior assessment
D) none of the above