PBIS Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?

Accepted Answer

To identify the function or reason behind a student's problem behavior

Answer

An FBA identifies why a behavior occurs — its function — so interventions can address the root cause rather than just the behavior itself.

Question 2

In the ABC data collection model used in FBA, what does the 'A' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent

Answer

ABC stands for Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence, and 'A' refers to the antecedent — what happens immediately before the target behavior.

Question 3

Which method of FBA involves directly observing a student in their natural classroom environment without manipulating variables?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive assessment

Answer

Descriptive assessment involves direct observation in natural settings to collect ABC data without experimentally manipulating antecedents or consequences.

Question 4

Which of the following represents the most common functions of problem behavior identified through FBA?

Accepted Answer

Attention, escape, access to tangibles, and sensory stimulation

Answer

The four main behavioral functions identified in FBA are attention-seeking, escape/avoidance, access to tangibles or activities, and automatic/sensory reinforcement.

Question 5

What is an 'establishing operation' (EO) in the context of FBA?

Accepted Answer

A condition that temporarily increases the value of a reinforcer and the behavior that produces it

Answer

An establishing operation is a motivating variable that temporarily makes a particular consequence more or less valuable, thereby influencing the likelihood of related behaviors.

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PBIS Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)