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Students may engage in behavior to access tangible items. A team may determine this by looking at patterns in ABC data. The pattern they may see is...
a) The student processes the behavior incident with the principal
b) The student is given in school suspension where he spends the day talking with the supervisor
c) Each time the student elopes from the room she is given a snack by a caring adult
d) Every day during 4th period the student wanders the hallways or hides in the bathroom

Students may engage in behavior to get attention. A team may determine this by looking at patterns in ABC data. The pattern they may see is...
a) An adult comes and sits next to the student
b) The student is sent to the office
c) The student is offered the choice of taking a break
d) The student's parent is called later that evening

Students may engage in behavior to escape work, social interactions, or non-preferred task demands. A team may determine behavior is maintained by escape by looking at patterns in ABC data. The pattern they may see is:
a) Adult attention is often given immediately following the behavior
b) The student's behavior becomes disruptive and they are sent to the office. The task is over when they return.
c) The student misses recess time but does not have to comply with the original request
d) 2 and 3

People basically engage in behavior two reasons
a) To get attention and to control others
b) To be helpful or to make others upset
c) To get something or get out of something
d) To deflect negative feelings onto others

Mary is shown a visual picture of lining up. She then crawls under her desk. The teacher bends down and asks her what is wrong. The consequence is...
a) The teacher giving Mary one on one attention
b) There is no consequence at this point
c) Given later
d) The visual picture of lining up

Which of the following could be an antecedent?
a) Student had a fight after school the day before
b) Teacher asked student to come to reading group
c) Student did not take meds that morning
d) Student did not eat breakfast that morning

Which behavior is clearly defined?
a) Running out of the building
b) Depressed
c) Off-task
d) Anxious

Which are good examples of measurable behaviors?
a) Tantrum
b) Refusal, disruption, non-compliance
c) Shutting down
d) Saying no, putting fingers in ears, shaking head back and forth

A consequence is...
a) Caused by the antecedent
b) A punishment to decrease a behavior
c) What happens immediately after a behavior
d) What happens right before a behavior

Jon is asked by his teacher to put away his pencil. He continues to draw on his paper. The teacher takes the pencil away from Jon. The consequence is:
a) Punishing Jon
b) Taking the pencil away from Jon
c) Jon continuing to draw
d) Whatever the teacher talks with Jon about after class

To be an antecedent it must occur...
a) Immediately after the behavior occurs
b) Sometime after the behavior occurs
c) Sometime before the behavior occurs
d) Immediately before the behavior occurs

What is the antecedent to Bonnie's behavior...Bonnie approaches Sally on the playground and asks to use her jump rope. Sally says no. Bonnie pushes Sally and takes the jump rope.
a) Bonnie approaches Sally
b) Sally says no
c) Bonnie asks to use the jump rope
d) Bonnie pushes Sally and takes the rope

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