Functions of Behavior

You walk with your student down the hall, as soon as you get to the classroom door, they drop to the floor. What is the hypothesized function?

• tangible

• escape

• attention

• sensory

You let the student know they can take a break. You start to gather materials, while monitoring the student. The student is given leisure materials and is observed rocking back and forth. What is the hypothesized function?

• tangible

• escape

• sensory

• attention

You are running a small group during reading instruction. One of your students calls out and is making funny faces and noises causing peers to react and laugh. What is the hypothesized function of the behavior?

• escape

• attention

• sensory

• tangible

The 4 functions of behavior are:

• not observable

• mad, sad, happy, sleepy

• bored, sick, thirsty, hungry

• escape, attention, sensory, tangible

Escape-maintined behaviors occur in order to:

• get attention

• have access to an item

• it feels good

• get out of something they don't want to do

Sensory behaviors occur:

• it provides attention

• it feels good

• it provides escape

• it provides access to a wanted item

Attention-maintained behaviors occur:

• the person gets attention from it

• no reason

• the person gets an item from it

• the person gets out of something

When a behavior occurs in order to gain access to a wanted item, we call it.

• attention

• escape

• tangible

• sensory

Behavioral definitions should be:

• disregarded

• used sparingly

• complicated and difficult to understand

• clear enough that anyone who read the definition can recognize the behavior

ABC stands for:

• Apple Banana Carrot

• anything behavioral

• After Before Cancel

• Antecedent Behavior Consequence