PECT Behavioral Supports and Interventions 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student becomes disruptive only during independent math worksheets. The most likely function of the behavior is to gain what?
- Escape from a difficult task (Correct answer)
- Adult attention
- A preferred toy
- Sensory stimulation
Correct answer: Escape from a difficult task
Behavior tied to a specific demanding task often serves an escape/avoidance function.
Question 2: Which of the following is a proactive (antecedent-based) intervention?
- Pre-teaching expectations before a transition (Correct answer)
- Sending the student to the office after an outburst
- Withholding recess after misbehavior
- Issuing a verbal reprimand
Correct answer: Pre-teaching expectations before a transition
Antecedent strategies prevent problem behavior by changing conditions before it occurs.
Question 3: A token economy is most accurately described as what type of system?
- A secondary reinforcement system exchanged for backup reinforcers (Correct answer)
- A punishment hierarchy
- A primary reinforcement system
- A self-monitoring checklist
Correct answer: A secondary reinforcement system exchanged for backup reinforcers
Tokens are conditioned (secondary) reinforcers traded for meaningful backup reinforcers.
Question 4: Negative reinforcement increases behavior by doing what?
- Removing an aversive stimulus (Correct answer)
- Adding a pleasant stimulus
- Adding an aversive stimulus
- Removing a pleasant stimulus
Correct answer: Removing an aversive stimulus
Negative reinforcement removes an unpleasant stimulus, increasing the behavior that preceded the removal.
Question 5: Within a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS/PBIS), Tier 1 refers to what?
- Universal supports for all students (Correct answer)
- Intensive individualized supports
- Special education eligibility
- Small-group targeted intervention
Correct answer: Universal supports for all students
Tier 1 provides school-wide, universal behavioral supports for every student.
Question 6: Which strategy best describes 'differential reinforcement of other behavior' (DRO)?
- Reinforcing the absence of the problem behavior for a set time (Correct answer)
- Reinforcing the problem behavior intermittently
- Punishing every instance of the behavior
- Ignoring all student behavior
Correct answer: Reinforcing the absence of the problem behavior for a set time
DRO delivers reinforcement when the problem behavior does not occur during a defined interval.
Question 7: A crisis-management plan within a BIP is intended primarily to do what?
- Ensure safety during dangerous escalations (Correct answer)
- Replace the need for an FBA
- Increase academic instruction time
- Reward appropriate behavior
Correct answer: Ensure safety during dangerous escalations
Crisis or safety plans focus on protecting the student and others during severe escalation, not on teaching.
PECT Behavioral Supports and Interventions 3
A student becomes disruptive only during independent math worksheets.
The most likely function of the behavior is to gain what?