Quiz Questions Flashcards
Response to Intervention is appropriate to use in:
- gathering data to assist in identifying students who may be eligible for special education services
- identifying students who require more intensive levels of academic and/or behavioral support
- making decisions about allocating support to students
Effective school wide positive behavior support (SWPBS) systems have which of the following four characteristics?
Shared vision, leadership, collaborative effort, and data-based evaluation
A functional assessment of behavior is conducted to:
Attempt to determine how the problem behavior “works” for the student
Which of the following is not a component of SWPBS?
Making an example of students who violate the rules
A rules-within-routines matrix:
Operationally defines school-wide expectations within school settings
The IDEA definition of emotional disturbance is often criticized because:
a.
it uses vague and subjective terminology
b.
the exclusion of students with “social maladjustment” is unclear
c.
specific guidelines for establishing eligibility are not specified
The most obvious solution to preventing frequent but minor behavioral infractions is to:
Clearly define and teach behavioral expectations to all students
All of the following are true with respect to secondary (targeted) interventions, except
Answers:
a.
they are used only for students with IEPs
b.
they address the needs of students who are at risk of more serious difficulty
c.
they are typically needed for 15-20% of students
d.
they are developed for students who are not responding to primary preventions
A. They are only used for students with IEPs
Stated expectations regarding behavior should be:
Positively stated and in small number
Writing a behavior intervention plan for an individual student is an example of:
Tertiary Intervention
According to IDEA, which of the following justifies a change in the educational placement of a student with a disability without first going through due process?
The student has brought a weapon to school
An appropriate ratio of using praise relative to reprimands is at least…
four to one
Which of the following best explains the procedure in effect in this scenario? Andrew shows off to get attention from his teacher. The teacher ignores this behavior. The rate of showing off increases briefly then decreases.
Extinction
Turn on water, pump soap into hand, rub hands together to make bubbles, count to 30, rinse bubbles under water, turn water off, dry hands on towel, is an example of…
task analysis
Assessment for intervention planning is done for all of the following reasons, except
Answers:
a.
to identify problem behavior(s) and determine whether intervention is warranted
b.
to analyze the problem in terms of the context(s) in which it occurs
c.
to develop hypotheses about the factors that may cause or contribute to the problem, as well as about the potential intervention strategies that address the relevant characteristics
d.
all are valid reasons
D. All of valid reasons
Each time Jose misbehaves during math class, he is sent to the corner of the classroom. The number of misbehaviors increases with this contingency in operation. The problem here may be that:
time out is more reinforcing than the time-in setting
Written objectives can fail for more reasons than being immeasurable or unobservable. Other reasons are:
a.
the conditions or criteria for the objective are meaningless
b.
objectives are not matched to the behavior that is desired
c.
objectives are not matched to the interventions strategy used
The most effective means of assessing progress is to:
directly observe the student
The effects of behavior reduction procedures are greater when…
high rates of reinforcement for desired student behavior are in effect
Gary consistently asks to go to the bathroom or nurse’s office when in settings of unstructured social time. This should be noted as a…
A-B-C analysis
Aim lines are used to:
make decisions about whether to modify an intervention
Evaluating the effectiveness of academic and/or behavior intervention programs involves many complex decisions, including all of the following except:
a.
determining the grade to assign to the student’s work
b.
determining whether the student is ready to move on to more complex skills
c.
determining whether a particular strategy should be continued, modified, or discarded
d.
all should be included
D. All should be included
Recording the time from the presentation of a cue or request until the student initiates a response is a measure of:
latency
Generally, behavior graphs begin with:
a baseline condition followed by intervention conditions
In selecting a measurement strategy, it is important to consider the characteristics of the target behavior, which could include:
a. frequency b. duration c. intensity
Which of the following is true regarding formative evaluation?
it reduces the chances that students will be subjected to ineffective or unnecessarily aversive procedures
Weak intervention effects may be indicated by:
a significant amount of overlap between baseline and intervention data points
Direct measurement of student beahvior is recommended because:
it is a more sensitive measure of student performance than indirect assessment
Single subject research designs are used to demonstrate a functional relationship between:
target behavior and intervention procedures
A discrete behavior
has a clear starting and stopping point between episodes
Environmental variables refer to:
a. rules and routines b. schedule c. seating
High classroom structure refers to:
a.
the amount of teacher-directed activity taking place
b.
the preparation and planning of explicitly-defined routines
Which of the following is an essential prerequisite to effective classroom management?
a.
an appropriate and relevant academic curriculum
b.
effective instructional practices
Which of the following group-oriented contingencies works best when the behavior of the large group is better than that of the target student(s)?
dependent group contingency
Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) is a procedure in which:
reinforcement is delivered when the target behavior is not emitted for a specific period of time; behaviors other than the target behavior are specifically reinforced
Research has demonstrated that how you phrase a request affects the student’s response. Which of the following types of requests are found to be most effective?
alpha (succinct and clear) and content-imbedded (directly related to the lesson)
Your students enjoy your positive attention and are doing rather well. You gradually forget to acknowledge them when they follow classroom rules and routines. Inadvertently, you may:
a.
extinguish or weaken their cooperative behaviors
b.
take their rule-following for granted
All of the following are true with respect to the praise and ignore approach, except:
Answers:
a.
ignoring will only work if the function of the behavior is solely to gain your attention
b.
initially ignoring the behavior will cause it to decrease
c.
frequence praise should be given for appropriate behavior
d.
the teacher must have a strategy to ensure that they do not inadvertently give the student attention for the behavior
initially ignoring the behavior will cause it to decrease
All of the following are recommended practices for reprimanding students, except:
Answers:
a.
point your finger toward the student as you issue the reprimand and raise your voice
b.
issue the reprimand privately not publicly
c.
be sure you have the student’s attention before issuing the reprimand
d.
all are recommended practices
point your finger toward the student as you issue the reprimand and raise your voice
Which of the following is a precorrection strategy?
b.
“If someone calls you a name during this activity, what would be a good thing to do?”
c.
“Remember that when the bell rings, we need to put our work away before we can be dismissed.”
All of the following are effective in avoiding unnecessary verbal confrontations with students, except:
Answers: a. ignore minor rule infractions b. use sarcasm to lighten the situation c. stay in control of your own emotions d. suggest a later, private conference with the student
use sarcasm to lighten the situation
Which of the following is considered a disadvantage associated with restraints?
a.
they do not teach behaviors or eliminate the targeted ones
b.
they interfere with learning alternative behaviors
c.
the appearance of a restraint may cause others to ostracise the student
The single most powerful method for preventing adolescent delinquency is:
c.
early intervention
If a student’s self-injurious behavior is escape motivated, the teacher ignoring and walking away from the student when they exhibit the behavior will likely cause the behavior to:
increase
Self-stimulatory behaviors have all of the following characteristics, except
Answers: a. they are performed repetitiously b. the do not result in any apparent positive environmental consequences c. they are self-injurious d. all are characteristics
they are self-injurious
Which of the following can be used to prevent or break a viscous cycle with an aggressive student who feels that “the teacher is out to get me?”
start with many positive reinforcements in your classroom
Which of the following is a motivational condition for self-injury?
a. social attention b. sensory feedback c. tangible consequences
A student does not typically express a complaint without resorting to anger and profanity. This aggressive classroom behavior represents a deficit in:
interpersonal skills
Multiple sensory reinforcers have been found to be _____ effective than multiple edible reinforcers in increasing correct responses.
more
When is the optimal time to intervene with a “student fighter?”
when the “student fighter” starts teasing another student
All of the following procedures should be followed when interviewing a student about a psychological problem, except:
Answers:
a.
express your concerns by stating the facts
b.
listen carefully and patiently
c.
promise to maintain the student’s confidence and take responsibility for the problem
d.
all of the above procedures should be followed
c.
promise to maintain the student’s confidence and take responsibility for the problem
To increase the probabilty that students will make successful transitions to less restrictive educational environments, it is important to ensure that:
they have the skills to meet the receiving teacher’s expectations
On average, children in the US begin drinking at age:
13
All of the following are true of students with emotional and behavioral disorders, except
Answers:
a.
they are most likely to receive services in general education settings following identification
b.
they are the last group of students to be identified and placed in special education programs
c.
they are extremely mobile
d.
they have the worst outcomes of any group of students with disabilities
they are most likely to receive services in general education settings following identification
Stimulus generalization has occured when:
the same response is made in the presence of different stimuli
All of the following are true with respect to suicide, except:
Answers:
a.
suicide is the leading cause of death in individuals between the ages of 15-24
b.
students who talk the most about suicide, are the least likely to attempt it
c.
completed suicide is rare in children under the age of 10
d.
all are true
students who talk the most about suicide, are the least likely to attempt it
If we deliver reinforcement after a child completes 10 math problems one time, 15 another, and 12 at still another time, we are reinforcing on which type of schedule?
intermittent
A student who is experiencing dramatic mood swings from unusually happy and energized to irritable and sad could be demonstrating symptoms of:
bipolar disorder
Substance abuse curricula should include which of the following:
a.
factual information regarding the effects of drugs on the brain and body
b.
self-management techniques
c.
strategies for deadling with peer pressure
Each of the following factors must be considered when developing programs for families of students with emotional and behavioral disorders, except:
Answers:
a.
cultural values often affect child-rearing practices
b.
parents are the cause of their children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties
c.
families have unique and valuable perspectives regarding their children’s experiences
d.
all factors must be considered
all factors must be considered
