Behavior Intervention and Positive Behavior Support Flashcards

A student's challenging behavior is maintained by access to teacher attention. Which consequence strategy is MOST effective for reducing this attention-seeking behavior?

Answer: Implementing planned ignoring while increasing attention for appropriate behavior

Planned ignoring (extinction) removes the attention reinforcer while simultaneously providing attention for appropriate behavior ensures the student's social needs are met through acceptable means.

Which of the following data collection methods is BEST for measuring the duration of a student's tantrum behavior?

Answer: Duration recording

Duration recording measures how long a behavior lasts from onset to offset — directly relevant to behaviors like tantrums where length is the primary concern.

Under SWPBIS Tier 2, 'Check-In/Check-Out' (CICO) is an evidence-based intervention. What is its primary mechanism?

Answer: Increasing structured adult contact, goal setting, and daily behavioral feedback for at-risk students

CICO provides students with increased adult check-ins at the start and end of the day, daily point cards with behavioral goals, and feedback loops with teachers, home, and school.

A teacher notices that a student's disruptive behavior always occurs during unstructured transitions. What is the MOST proactive intervention?

Answer: Provide a visual schedule and explicit instruction on transition expectations before transitions occur

Providing a visual schedule and pre-teaching transition expectations modifies the antecedent conditions, addressing the root cause of the challenging behavior.

When writing a behavioral objective in an IEP, which component makes the objective MOST measurable?

Answer: Specifying the behavior, conditions, and criteria (e.g., 'will raise hand before speaking in 4 out of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive days')

A well-written behavioral IEP objective specifies the observable behavior, the conditions under which it will occur, and the measurable criteria for mastery.

A student with an emotional/behavioral disorder engages in self-injurious behavior (SIB). Which of the following is the MOST critical first step in addressing this behavior?

Answer: Conduct a Functional Behavior Assessment to identify the function of the SIB before designing an intervention

Conducting an FBA to identify the function of SIB is the essential first step, as the intervention must match the function to be effective and ethical.