EDA 321 Final Quizzes 1,2,3 (chapters 1, 2, 8)

What briefly describes concerns regarding the Life Space Interview.

1) Behavior debriefing may reinforce unacceptable behavior 2) Students' may use feelings as an excuse for unacceptable behavior 3) LSI can result in loss of academic learning time

The biophysical model, also called the medical model, is based on the assumption that atypical behavior is the result of:

1) Biological make-up 2) Some type of organic dysfunction inherent in the individual 3) Genetics

Explain the difference between functional assessment and functional analysis.

1) Functional assessment is the process of identifying conditions and functions associated with challenging behavior through direct and indirect assessment methods 2) Functional Analysis is creating conditions to manipulate antecedents and consequences then you observe the effects on the target behavior under each condition you created.

Educators should use functional behavioral assessment because

1) It increases the likelihood that interventions will be effective 2) the individuals with disabilities act requires FBA under certain circumstances

Marketing companies have long used terms such as ______________________ as a promotional tool to convince educators to buy certain products, services or to adapt certain techniques for use in schools.

1) Scientifically based 2) Research based 3) Proven

Hypotheses should adress

1) appropriate and inappropriate behaviors 2) conditions under which target behaviors are likely to occur 3) potential functions of behavior

What are advantages of the index card system?

1) cards can be sorted into categories - antecedents, consequences, and functions 2) Cards allow for data collection even for problem behaviors that occur infrequently 3) collecting data on index cards is easy, doesn't interrupt instruction, and doesn't require another person to complete the observation

Mr. Covey is a new teacher to his school this year. He understands the importance of positive, collaborative teacher-parent relationships. He initiated early contact with the parents of his students. As parent conference day approached, he asked a veteran teacher for advice about making parent meetings as productive as possible. Which of the following would be a part of the advice he received?

1) take steps to ensure that parents feel welcome in the educational setting 2) Use terminology that is understood by everyone rather than jargon

The first step in the FBA process is to gather information from

1) the student's teachers 2) paraprofessionals who work with the student 3) the student's parents

What can reduce the effectiveness of intervention plans

1) vague definitions of behavior of concern 2) incorrect application of the intervention 3) failure to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan

The index card narrative system is

A format for gathering observational data about a student's behaviors.

The FBA process, especially analyzing data and formulating hypotheses, should be ________________.

A team effort

What teacher behavior may interfere with productive relationships with families?

A) Contacting Parents only when there is a problem B) Acting authoritative with parents

What are the characteristics of potential dimensions of challenging behaviors?

A) Frequency and intensity B) Type of behavior C) age appropriateness

Students with behavior challenges are students who require _______________.

A) differential management techniques B) more structure C) possibly more individualized instruction

Mr. Brown asked the parents of one of his students to meet with him. He acknowledged their demanding work schedule and agreed to meet with them early before his regular arrival time. He explained to them that their daughter was having some behavior problems in his classroom. He said that he needed their help to better know their daughter. What elements of a good relationship did Mr. Brown use?

A) integrity B) respect C) mutual interest

What student groups are most affected by the traditional discipline policies?

A) minority students B) male students C) low income students

What are reactive responses?

A) reprimands B) detentions C) exclusions

Mr. Smith had a student who taunted and made verbal threats to classmates. Mr. Smith decided that he needed to gather data from this student's teachers before developing an intervention to address the behavior. Mr. Smith was preparing to use functional ___________.

Assessment

Here are three of the four assumptions of Applied Behavior Analysis: (1) A person's past learning and biological make-up affect current behavior. (2) All voluntary behavior, both appropriate behavior and inappropriate behavior, is governed by the same principles. (3) Behavior is related to the environment in which it occurs. Which of the following completes the four assumptions?

Behavior serves a purpose

The ecological model relies upon ecological assessment to gather information about the child's behavior and expectations relative to the child's ______.

Ecosystems in which the child functions

School and classroom strategies that promote positive social behavior and academic growth are:

Essential

Given the assumption that behavior serves a purpose (function), we ___________ what happens when those behaviors occur to develop hypotheses about the purpose those behaviors might be serving for the student.

Evaluate

Classrooms that are chaotic are often unclear in terms of what behaviors are expected or allowed; however, this has little to do with unacceptable behavior.

False

Reactive measures save instructional time for teachers and administrators.

False

Most teachers and other caregivers continually use ___________ variations of FBA to make decisions about challenging behavior.

Informal

Mr. Miller takes his position as a special educator very seriously. He is busy working in his classroom from the beginning till the end of the work day. He rarely goes to the teachers' lounge and has not made friends with his peers. This school year, his principal announced that students in special education would receive services within general education classes. What will Mr. Miller need to do in order to implement this plan?

Listen to the ideas of others

According to a comprehensive of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which one of these statements is true.

Medication for behavioral control should always be combined with types of behavioral interventions and positive behavior supports

Functional Behavioral Assessment is based on several assumptions. What statement is not one of these assumptions?

Parents are the most influential in a student's school behavior

The goal when analyzing data is to identify

Patterns of a student's behavior

There is a steady nationwide trend towards a school-wide discipline approach that is positive and proactive. This approach is known as _____________________________.

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Sometimes, events or conditions that are not immediately connected in time and place to the behavior in question may affect the behavior; such conditions are known as ____________________.

Setting events

What is not included in the philosophy of Project Re-ED.

Some behaviors are caused by genetic disorders and can't be changed

What is a potential problem with both anecdotal reports and the ABC descriptive analysis?

Someone other than the teacher or paraprofessional should do the observation.

Cognitive interventions focus on errors in _____________ that result in unacceptable behavior.

Thinking

A 2004 survey of teachers regarding discipline problems and policies indicated that minor behavioral infractions continue to be problematic.

True

A behavior intervention plan (BIP) describes strategies that adults in the school setting will implement to increase appropriate behavior and to reduce or eliminate inappropriate behavior.

True

Antecedents are events that occur before behaviors and that may cue or set the stage for certain behaviors.

True

BIPs should describe both the challenging behaviors that interfere with a student's success, and desired replacement behaviors.

True

Cognitive-behavioral interventions are used with the goal of helping the individual better manage his or her own behavior, or to become more independent of external control.

True

Consequences are events that follow a behavior that determine whether the behavior will be repeated or not.

True

Failure to learn more adaptive behaviors creates a setting event condition that increases the likelihood that undesired behaviors will occur.

True

Functional assessment involves five steps: collect data; analyze data; formulate hypotheses; develop interventions; monitor and adjust interventions.

True

Once the ABC descriptive analysis forms have been completed, they should be examined for antecedents that consistently trigger problem behaviors, and consequences that may be maintaining those behaviors.

True

Research is shows that interventions based on functional assessment are more likely to be effective in changing behavior than non - FBA based interventions.

True

Teachers can take steps to prevent most challenging behavior.

True

The hypotheses formulated from an FBA serve as a template for developing an intervention plan.

True

The less time teachers spend on discipline problems, the more time they have to teach.

True

The little things we say and do have an impact on student behavior.

True

Under a psychodynamic approach the aim is to help the individual gain insight into internalized feelings and emotions, usually related to issues stemming from early life experiences.

True

Zero tolerance specifies predetermined consequences for certain serious offenses.

True

Mr. Williams teaches sixth grade science. Each morning he stands in the hallway and greats each of his students by name. Which of the three tiers of prevention and supports is Mr. Williams using?

Universal level supports

In a 2004 survey of teachers 85% reported that they felt completely _____________ to deal with student behavior.

Unprepared

Mr. Graham told his behavior specialist that one of his students was especially rude everyday. The behavior specialist told him that "rude behavior" was too broad a term. She requested an operational definition of the behavior. What did the behavior specialist want from Mr. Graham?

an unambiguous, objective definition of a target behavior

Ms. James had a student who would destroy his work almost daily during independent math instruction. She decided to take data for four independent work sessions. In the first two sessions the difficulty of the work would be equal to practicing known skills, and in the second two sessions the difficulty of the work would involve new skills that had been taught that day in direct teach. Ms. James was using functional _____________.

analysis

Aggressive children from disorderly first grade classes are more likely to ________________ than the average child by sixth grade.

exhibit aggressive behavior

Many students who receive office referrals and/or detentions are repeat offenders. This means that this type of reactive discipline is _________

not working for these students

Mr. Deshner teaches 5th grade. One of his students sleeps each day at about 10:00 AM. Which model would best help Mr. Deshner identify why this behavior is ongoing?

psychodynamic

Careless, unsystematic application of positive reinforcement can increase _____________ behaviors as well as desirable behaviors.

undesirable

A behavioral approach is based on the fundamental assumption that all _______________ behavior is learned as a result of consequences associated with those behaviors.

voluntary

Problem behavior is usually predictable in terms of

when and where it occurs