PBIS Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) 3

Question 1

How does an FBA directly inform the development of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)?

Accepted Answer

The FBA identifies the function of the behavior, which guides the selection of functionally equivalent replacement behaviors and supports

Answer

The FBA's hypothesis about why the behavior occurs is the foundation for the BIP — interventions are selected to teach replacement behaviors that serve the same function.

Question 2

What is a 'replacement behavior' in the context of FBA and BIP development?

Accepted Answer

A socially acceptable behavior that serves the same function as the problem behavior

Answer

A replacement behavior is functionally equivalent to the problem behavior, meaning it produces the same outcome (e.g., gaining attention or escaping a task) through an acceptable means.

Question 3

A student frequently disrupts class when given independent work assignments. The FBA reveals the behavior is maintained by escape from difficult tasks. Which intervention is most functionally appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Teach the student to request help or a break using an appropriate communication strategy

Answer

Teaching an appropriate escape/avoidance strategy (like requesting help or a break) addresses the function directly and is more effective than interventions that ignore why the behavior occurs.

Question 4

What distinguishes a functional analysis (FA) from other FBA methods?

Accepted Answer

An FA experimentally manipulates antecedents and consequences to confirm the function of behavior

Answer

A functional analysis is the most rigorous FBA method, involving controlled experimental conditions where specific antecedents and consequences are systematically varied to confirm behavioral function.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of an 'access to tangibles' function of problem behavior identified in an FBA?

Accepted Answer

A student grabs another student's tablet when told devices are put away

Answer

Grabbing a preferred object (tablet) when denied access is a classic example of behavior maintained by access to tangibles — the student gets the item through the problem behavior.

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PBIS Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) 3