Essentials 1 Pretest

Identify the Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, and Setting Events for Timmy in the following scenario:

Timmy is a 3rd grade student with an emotional disturbance. To address his needs, Timmy receives some instruction in the resource classroom and school-based mental health services. When Timmy is instructed to sit with his peers in the cafeteria, he stomps feet on the floor and screams “no” repeatedly. Timmy’s teacher typically allows him to eat alone at a table in the corner of the cafeteria following the occurrence of these behaviors.

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stomps feet on the floor and screams “no” repeatedly
instructed to sit with peers in the cafeteria
teacher allows Timmy to sit at a table alone
none identified

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Antecedent

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Consequence

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Setting Event

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Identify the Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence, and Setting Event for Joe in the following scenario:

Joe enjoys swinging. At recess, all of the swings are taken. Joe waits nearby for a few seconds and then pulls a peer out of one of the swings. Joe hops into the swing, and a nearby peer goes to tell the teacher what Joe did. A few minutes later the teacher comes over and makes Joe get off the swing and sit in timeout. This is more likely to occur on days when Joe must stay in to complete unfinished work during morning recess.

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pulls a peer out of a swing
swings are all taken
Joe uses the swing; a nearby peer goes to tell the teacher
missed morning recess to complete work

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Consequence

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Setting Event

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Behavior must be:

observable and meaningful

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controlled by the teacher

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observable and measurable

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vague and unspecific

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Identify the most likely function of behavior in the following scenario:

When Joe is alone with a task and the teacher is helping a nearby peer, Joe begins to bite his own forearm. The teacher comes over to Joe and says, “Don’t bite yourself Joe. I bet that hurts!”

escape/avoid demands

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gain peer attention

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gain access to tangible items

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gain adult attention

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Mrs. Andrews decided to collect data on the physically aggressive behavior exhibited by Sally. Which of the following is an observable and measurable definition of the target (problem) behavior?

Hitting a peer or teacher with a closed fist

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Assault toward adults

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Yelling at peers

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Swatting everyone who is near

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The event that comes immediately before a behavior is called:

Consequence

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Setting Event

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Bad Behavior

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Antecedent

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The purpose of a behavior may also be referred to as the ________ of a behavior.

frequency

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avoidance

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intention

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function

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The event that immediately follows a behavior:

Consequence

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Setting Event

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Bad Behavior

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Antecedent

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Maggie was standing in the hallway and hit Tom in the nose which resulted in a severe nose bleed. Identify a possible antecedent to Maggie hitting Tom.

Maggie did not have her ADHD medication this morning

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Tom called Maggie "ugly" yesterday

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Tom bumped Maggie with his backpack in the hallway

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Maggie does not like Tom

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Setting events are not part of the three-term contingency but can still impact behavior.

true

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false

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________ is a process by which a consequence increases the future frequency of a behavior under similar conditions.

Reinforcement

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Punishment

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Consequence

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Discipline

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Susie’s father just got out of prison. During recess, she has started acting out at school by slapping peers with open hand with enough force to leave a red mark after three hours. The teacher sent her to the office and her parents were contacted. What is a possible setting event?

slapping peers

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father getting out of prison

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peers talk to her at recess

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sent to the office and parents called

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Which of the following are a behavior? (check all that apply)

It is raining outside.

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Johnny gets wet.

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Johnny walks in the rain.

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Johnny holds his umbrella.

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Which of the following pass the stranger test? (check all that apply)

the student stands in the classroom

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the student does not read aloud when called on

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the student raises his hand and waits to be called on

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the student remains on the floor when told to "stand up"

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the student hands a paper to a peer

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the student uses inappropriate language

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Which of the following pass the dead man’s test? (check all that apply)

the student stands in the classroom

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the student does not read aloud when called on

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the student raises his hand and waits to be called on

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the student remains on the floor when told to "stand up"

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the student hands a paper to a peer

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the student uses inappropriate language

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Obstacles to defining behavior can include use of mentalisms, big categories, too many behaviors, and/or blaming. Identify the behavior definitions that demonstrates one or more of these obstacles. (check all that apply)

Susan is defiant.

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Bob is a bully just like his brother.

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Mia uses an open hand to hit peers.

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Nico throws tantrums when he is anxious.

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Identify the antecedent, behavior, consequence, and setting event for Gabrielle in the following scenario:

Gabrielle is extremely oppositional when she hasn’t taken her meds. Whenever asked to do any kind of math work, specifically on her own, she screams and yells at the teacher, and tears up her papers! It really upsets the other students in class, and Gabrielle is typically sent to the office right away.

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screams and yells at the teacher and tears up her papers
asked to do math work on her own
sent to the office
missed medication

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Consequence

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Setting Event

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Identify the most likely function of behavior in the following scenario:

When the peer seated by Sam removes a brownie (Sam’s favorite) from her lunchbox, Sam complains that he does not like his lunch. The peer shares her brownie.

escape/avoid demands

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gain peer attention

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gain access to tangible items

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gain adult attention

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Which of the following graphs depict punishment?

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Identify the process that impacted behavior in each scenario.

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Punishment
Reinforcement
Neither reinforcement or punishment

Bob calls customer service for assistance and he is on hold for 30 minutes. A similar event occurred two weeks ago. Bob is now less likely to call customer service the next time he needs assistance.

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Alice visits a new shoe store and finds the pair of shoes she has been unable to find elsewhere. A few weeks later, Alice visits the same shoe store again, finding the cutest sandals for her niece. Alice is now a frequent shopper at this shoe store.

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About twice a week Kelly buys a soda on her way to work. The soda company has started a new game where some purchases result in winning a free soda. Over the last three weeks, Kelly has won two free sodas. After winning two free sodas, Kelly continues to buy a soda twice a week.

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