CEP Student Behavior & Classroom Management 4

Question 1

Which of the following is a function-based approach to addressing challenging student behavior?

Accepted Answer

Determining what the student gains or avoids through the behavior before selecting an intervention

Answer

Function-based interventions identify the purpose of a behavior (gain attention, escape a task, etc.) so that the support directly addresses the underlying need.

Question 2

Extinction in applied behavior analysis (ABA) refers to:

Accepted Answer

Withholding the reinforcer that has been maintaining a behavior

Answer

Extinction involves no longer providing the reinforcement that previously maintained the behavior, which over time leads to the behavior decreasing.

Question 3

A student consistently disrupts class to gain peer attention. The most effective function-based intervention would be to:

Accepted Answer

Teach the student appropriate ways to seek peer attention and reinforce those behaviors

Answer

Teaching a replacement behavior that fulfills the same function (seeking peer attention appropriately) is more effective than simply punishing the disruption.

Question 4

Which scenario best illustrates the use of differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?

Accepted Answer

Praising a student for walking calmly in the hallway, since walking and running cannot occur simultaneously

Answer

DRI reinforces a behavior that is physically incompatible with the problem behavior, making it impossible to do both at the same time.

Question 5

A student with autism spectrum disorder begins to display self-stimulatory behavior (stimming) during a lesson. The paraprofessional should:

Accepted Answer

Assess whether the behavior is interfering with learning before deciding to intervene

Answer

Not all stimming requires intervention; the paraprofessional should determine if the behavior is disrupting learning or causing harm before acting.

(CEP) Certified Educational Paraprofessional Practice Test

(CEP) Certified Educational Paraprofessional Practice Test

CEP Student Behavior & Classroom Management 4