Antecedent, Consequences, Functions of Behavior

What occurs BEFORE, as a "trigger" to, the behavior?

• Antecedent

• Consequence

• Prompt

• Reinforcement

What occurs AFTER, as in response to, the behavior?

• Antecedent

• Prompt

• Reinforcement

• Consequence

What are the 4 functions of behavior?

• Escape, Access to Tangibles, Sensory, Attention

• Escape, Sensory, Attention, Control

• Access to tangibles, Sensory, Attention, To get what they want

• None of the above

Identify the function of the behavior:
Antecedent - Ryan is given a turkey sandwich for lunch.
Behavior - Ryan falls to the floor and screams that he wants poptarts for lunch.
Consequence - His mother takes the sandwich away and starts toasting some poptarts.

• Escape

• Attention-seeking

• To get what he wants

• Automatically rewarding

Identify the function of the behavior:
Antecedent - Ryan gets in the car and his mom gets ready to drive to school.
Behavior - Ryan starts to flap his hands.

Consequence - His mother turns the radio on to his favorite station.

• Sensory

• Escape

• Attention

• To get what he wants

Identify the function of the behavior:
Antecedent - Ryan's mom tells him to clean his room.
Behavior - Ryan cries and whines to his mom that he doesn't want to clean his room now.
Consequence - His mother gives him a hug, tells him not to cry, and talks to him about the importance of cleaning his room.

• Sensory

• Attention

• Escape

• To access his favorite toy/activity

Identify the function of the behavior:
Antecedent - Ryan's mother tells him to do his homework.

Behavior - Ryan runs away into his bedroom.

Consequence - his mother lets him stay there because he is being quiet and she has to work.

• Access to something he wants

• Escape

• Attention

• Sensory

What is NOT a prevention strategy for addressing problems with your child's daily routine?

• Change the time of a demand

• Use fun activities to reward completion of less desired activities.

• Establish a routine.

• Be consistent with punishment strategies (i.e., time outs) so that they learn if they engage in (x), they will get (y).

Which of the following is NOT a prompt?

• Modeling

• Verbal

• Visual

• Planned Ignoring

What is a STIMULUS prompt?

• When an object/stimulus is used to prompt the desired outcome/response from the child

• Prompts from another person designed to elicit a certain response from the child.