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Is it Sensory or Behavior? Understanding Challenging Behavior

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1.  What is the term that describes what happens before a target behavior?
  1. Antecedent
  2. Behavior
  3. Consequence
  4. None of the above
2.  When identifying target behavior, you should _________________.
  1. Be general
  2. Be specific
  3. Pick 4-5 target behaviors
  4. All of the above
3.  Which one is an example of a hypothesis?
  1. Get attention
  2. Get away from attention
  3. Get something tangible
  4. Get away from something tangible
  5. All of the above
4.  The hypothesis is an educated guess as to "why" the behavior is occurring.
  1. True
  2. False
  3. xxx
  4. xxx
5.  Creating an intervention plan should include which of the following?
  1. Preventative strategies
  2. Target skills
  3. Consequences
  4. All of the above
6.  Which of the following is an example of a preventative strategy?
  1. Visual schedule
  2. Time out
  3. Taking away an item
  4. Re-direction
7.  ________________ is presenting a motivating/reinforcing stimulus to the person after the desired behavior is exhibited, making the behavior more likely to happen in the future.
  1. Re-direction
  2. Praise
  3. Positive reinforcement
  4. Negative reinforcement
8.  What is one tool you can use to better understand a child's sensory processing?
  1. Peabody Developmental Tools
  2. Beery Buktenica Visual Motor
  3. Sensory Profile
  4. School Function Assessment
9.  When modifying the activity/expectation, you should do which of the following?
  1. Reduce the amount of work
  2. Break down into smaller steps
  3. Talk less
  4. All of the above
10.  Positive reinforcement should:
  1. Be given in small, frequent amounts
  2. Be taken away if child does not do what is expected
  3. Be given to stop a challenging behavior
  4. Be given in large quantities all at once

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