Function
This function of behavior occurs when a person engages in an action to gain a tangible item, such as a toy or snack.
What is access to tangibles?
A student screams during homework but stops when the homework is removed. The function is likely this.
What is escape?
Pulling a sibling’s hair to make them look at you is an example of this function.
What is attention?
In ABA, this term refers to the reason or purpose a behavior occurs.
What is function of behavior?
Providing a student with attention for appropriate behaviors is an example of this.
What is differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA)?
This behavior function happens when someone acts out to avoid or escape a task, demand, or unpleasant situation.
Answer: What is escape/avoidance?
A child spins in circles alone and smiles, regardless of others’ reactions. The function is this.
What is sensory / automatic reinforcement?
Refusing to do chores by yelling or running away serves this function.
What is escape?
Behaviors that are maintained by their own sensory consequences are called this.
What is automatic reinforcement?
Teaching a student to request a break instead of screaming targets which function?
What is escape / avoidance?
This type of behavior occurs because it produces automatic sensory stimulation or is self-reinforcing.
Answer: What is sensory/automatic reinforcement?
A teen taps their pencil loudly to get the teacher’s attention. The function is this.
What is attention?
Rocking back and forth while alone in a room is typically this type of behavior.
What is automatic reinforcement / sensory?
The term for removing or stopping an unpleasant stimulus to increase behavior is called this.
What is negative reinforcement?
Offering a preferred item after a child asks politely instead of grabbing is an example of this intervention.
What is functional communication training (FCT)?
A student cries and throws a tantrum to get attention from peers or adults. This behavior serves which function?
Answer: What is attention?
A child steals a snack when no one is watching. This function is most likely this.
What is access to tangibles?
Sneaking a cookie from the jar illustrates this function.
What is access to tangibles?
Providing a reward after a behavior to increase its occurrence is known as this.
What is positive reinforcement?
Using a token system to increase sitting quietly during class is this type of intervention.
What is positive reinforcement / token economy?
A behavior that serves multiple functions simultaneously, such as gaining attention while also avoiding a task, is called this.
Answer: What is multipurpose or multiple functions?
A student cries to avoid a non-preferred task while also receiving comforting hugs. The behavior serves this function.
What is escape and attention?
A child whines for candy while also trying to avoid cleaning up toys. The function is this.
What is multiple functions?
Observing behavior in its natural environment to identify the function is called this.
What is functional behavior assessment (FBA)?
Removing attention for disruptive behavior while teaching an alternative way to get attention is an example of this.
What is extinction + DRA?