Understanding Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)

What is FBA described as?

• A method for punishing students for challenging behavior.

• A systematic means of identifying variables that may control a behavior.

• A process for improving academic performance through rewards.

• A strategy for teaching new skills to replace problem behaviors.

What are examined to understand why a behavior occurs in a particular environmental context according to FBA?

• The consequences and reinforcements.

• The antecedents and consequences.

• The rewards and punishments.

• The student's feelings and emotions.

According to Tilley et al., 2000, what is the process of FBA aimed at understanding?

• How to control the student population in a school.

• Why a student engages in a challenging behavior and how it relates to the environment.

• The best teaching methods for different learning styles.

• The way to increase student motivation and participation.

What is the purpose of FBA as described by Crone & Horner, 2003?

• To create a strict classroom management plan.

• To gather information about situational events that predict and maintain a problem behavior.

• To develop a curriculum that addresses behavioral issues.

• To assess the cognitive abilities of students.

FBA stand for in the school environment?

• Functional Behavior Analysis

• Fundamental Behavior Assessment

• Focused Behavioral Analytics

• Formal Behavioral Adjustment

What is the primary purpose of FBA as described in the material?

• To assess academic performance

• To manipulate contextual variables to determine the effects of change on problem behavior

• To provide a diagnosis for psychological conditions

• To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching methods

According to the material, FBA helps gain insight into all of the following EXCEPT:

• Why a student engages in a behavior

• When the student is most likely to engage in the behavior

• Under what conditions the student is likely to be successful

• How to punish the student for the behavior

Why is it important to identify the underlying causes or functions of behavior in Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?

• It helps in creating a more detailed report of the behavior.

• It provides information necessary for developing effective interventions.

• It allows for a better description of the behavior's topography.

• It ensures that the behavior will not occur again.

What does discussing behavior only in terms of its topography provide?

• A clear strategy for intervention.

• Little information about how to intervene with it.

• Detailed insights into the causes or functions of the behavior.

• A method to prevent the behavior from happening.

According to the legal considerations, an FBA SHOULD occur when a student's behavior presents what kind of danger?

• A danger to his learning materials

• A danger to himself or others

• A danger to school property

• No danger is specified