PBIS Behavioral Strategies & Techniques 2

Question 1

A student frequently blurts out answers without raising their hand. Which antecedent strategy is most effective as a first intervention?

Accepted Answer

Ignore the behavior and praise peers who raise hands

Answer

Differential reinforcement of peers who raise hands (DRA) signals the expected behavior without directly punishing the target student.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a 'non-contingent reinforcement' (NCR) strategy?

Accepted Answer

Reinforcement delivered on a fixed schedule regardless of behavior

Answer

NCR delivers reinforcement on a time-based schedule independent of behavior, reducing the motivating operation for problem behavior.

Question 3

A teacher wants to reduce a student's off-task behavior using extinction. What is the most important prerequisite before implementing extinction?

Accepted Answer

Identifying the function of the behavior

Answer

Extinction must be matched to the function; for example, planned ignoring works only for attention-maintained behavior.

Question 4

During a behavior intervention, a student's problem behavior temporarily increases after extinction is introduced. This phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

Extinction burst

Answer

An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the problem behavior before it decreases during extinction.

Question 5

Which strategy involves teaching a student a replacement behavior that serves the same function as the problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

Functional Communication Training (FCT)

Answer

FCT teaches the student a communicative response that achieves the same reinforcer as the problem behavior.

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