NPC Behavior Management & Positive Behavioral Interventions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is PRIMARILY used to:
- Determine a student's academic grade level
- Identify the purpose or function of a student's challenging behavior (Correct answer)
- Assess a student's eligibility for special education
- Measure a student's emotional intelligence
Correct answer: Identify the purpose or function of a student's challenging behavior
An FBA is conducted to determine why a student engages in challenging behavior by identifying the antecedents, behavior, and consequences (ABCs).
Question 2: In an ABC behavior observation, 'A' refers to:
- Ability of the student
- Antecedent — what happens before the behavior (Correct answer)
- Assessment of the behavior
- Alternative behavior plan
Correct answer: Antecedent — what happens before the behavior
In ABC data collection, 'A' stands for Antecedent, which is the event or condition that occurs immediately before the target behavior.
Question 3: A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) should ALWAYS be based on:
- Teacher preferences and classroom rules
- The results of a Functional Behavior Assessment (Correct answer)
- The student's IQ score
- The school's general discipline policy
Correct answer: The results of a Functional Behavior Assessment
A BIP must be grounded in FBA data to ensure the interventions target the specific function of the behavior rather than just the behavior itself.
Question 4: Which strategy BEST supports a student who acts out to gain peer attention?
- Publicly praising the student to satisfy their attention need
- Teaching the student to appropriately request attention and reinforcing that skill (Correct answer)
- Seating the student away from all peers
- Ignoring the student during class activities
Correct answer: Teaching the student to appropriately request attention and reinforcing that skill
Teaching a replacement behavior — how to request attention appropriately — addresses the function of the behavior while giving the student a prosocial alternative.
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of extinction in behavior management?
- Providing a reward for every correct answer
- Removing the reinforcer that was maintaining a problem behavior (Correct answer)
- Increasing supervision during unstructured time
- Using a token economy to motivate students
Correct answer: Removing the reinforcer that was maintaining a problem behavior
Extinction involves withholding the reinforcer that has been maintaining a problem behavior, which over time reduces the behavior's frequency.
Question 6: A paraprofessional should redirect a student's off-task behavior FIRST by:
- Contacting the student's parents immediately
- Using a quiet, private, calm verbal reminder (Correct answer)
- Removing the student from the classroom
- Documenting the behavior in the student's cumulative file
Correct answer: Using a quiet, private, calm verbal reminder
A quiet, private, and calm verbal reminder is the least intrusive first step for redirecting minor off-task behavior while preserving the student's dignity.
Question 7: Token economies are MOST effective when:
- Tokens are given out randomly to keep students guessing
- Tokens are earned for clearly defined target behaviors and exchanged for preferred items (Correct answer)
- The same reward is offered to every student regardless of preference
- Tokens are taken away frequently as a form of punishment
Correct answer: Tokens are earned for clearly defined target behaviors and exchanged for preferred items
Token economies work best when target behaviors are clearly defined, tokens are given consistently for those behaviors, and reinforcers are individualized and meaningful to each student.
NPC Behavior Management & Positive Behavioral Interventions 2
A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) is PRIMARILY used to: