Ch 9 - Assessing Behavior

Which of the following must be conducted to determine if misbehaviors are related to a child's disability?

• A manifestation determination
• A transition plan
• An individualized education program
• A behavior intervention plan

Which of the following is designed to increase positive behaviors and decrease negative behaviors?

• behavioral intervention plan
• A functional behavioral assessment
• Replacement behaviors
• All choices listed here

Which of the following is an assessment that utilizes multiple components to determine the specific purpose of targeted behaviors?

• A functional behavioral assessment
• A replacement behavioral assessment
• A behavior intervention plan
• A behavioral intervention assessment

Prior to beginning a behavioral observation, which of the following must be determined?

• Target behavior
• Antecedents
• Positive rewards for appropriate behavior
• Replacement behaviors

Direct observation enables the observer to note how often a behavior occurs and to establish which of the following?

• A baseline
• Rapport for follow-up interview
• Target analysis
• Consequences

An event that occurs prior to the target behavior that increases the likelihood of the target behavior occurring is known as which of the following?

• Antecedent
• Baseline
• Consequence
• Target behavior

An event that occurs prior to a target behavior but not in the same environment is known as which of the following?

• Setting event
• Related event
• Consequence event
• Negative event

Every five minutes during math class, the teacher notes when Helen is on or off task. Helen's behavior is being observed and recorded using which of the following methods?

• Interval recording
• Anecdotal
• Latency
• None of the choices listed here

Linda has difficulty with talking out in class at inappropriate times. In order to determine if this behavior occurs more during a specific time of day, the teacher decides to note each occurrence. Linda's behavior is being observed and recorded using which of the following methods?

• Time sampling
• Latency recording
• Establishing operation
• Duration recording

Which of the following methods of data collection would be most useful in determining an antecedent event?

• Anecdotal recording
• Frequency counting
• Latency recording
• Duration recording