Unit 4 Quiz

Question 1

A functional assessment should include, at a minimum:

Answer 1

All the above:

a. Demographic information and educational program details.
b. Reasons for referral and intervention strategies that have been employed in the past, with the student’s response to the interventions.
c. Descriptive information pertaining to the challenging behavior and the relevant environments.

Question 2

Antecedent events are also described as _________, or events that _________ behavior

Answer 2

Triggers, guide

Question 3

Common functions for noncompliance might include:

Answer 3

All the above:

Getting attention, escaping, communicating

Question 4

Compliance training may involve all of the following, except:

Answer 4

A spontaneous, unstructured teaching format

Question 5

Direct, descriptive observations done in _________ environment will target variables that occur _________ to and those that __________ the challenging and/or appropriate behavior of concern.

Answer 5

The natural, prior, follow

Question 6

Environmental events that occur prior to, or at the same time as, the described challenging or appropriate behavior are known as:

Answer 6

Antecedents

Question 7

Functional assessment is based upon all of the following assumptions except

Answer 7

Punishment is the first resort when attempting to reduce challenging behavior

Question 8

In chronological order, these are the three basic steps in functional assessment:

Answer 8

Assess behavior and context, develop a functional hypothesis, design an intervention.

Question 9

Nonvocal individuals may communicate by:

Answer 9

All the above:

Picture communications, challenging behaviors, augmentative communication

Question 10

The hypotheses one develops after reviewing one’s functional assessment data should address:

Answer 10

All the above:

a. The purpose the behavior serves for the student.
b. Possible skill deficits.
c. How the behavior is related to environmental variables.

Question 11

This is the most correctly written statement for use when recording on an A-B-C report:

Answer 11

Mary sits three inches from Lewis on the mat and takes his hand. Lewis yanks his hand away and spits in her face.

Question 12

When identifying functions for a challenging behavior,

Answer 12

Team members should be able to explain why they selected a particular function

Question 13

Which common mistake in the functional assessment process is made by many teams?

Answer 13

Identifying the function of behavior based on the topography of the student’s behavior.