Terms
The three term contingency
What is antecedent, behavior and consequence?
What is the antecedent to ripping the paper?
Every time the teacher places a worksheet on Stella’s desk, she rips up the paper and throws it on the floor. As a result, the teacher does not make her do her vocabulary homework.
What is placing the worksheet on the desk?
When the student screams, the teacher gives her a break. The student's continues to scream to access a break which stops the screaming.
What is escape?
The student leaves his seat to access toys when the teacher is instructing the class.
What is the student learning to ask for a fidget?
A student routinely spits on students on the playground and is taken inside. It seems to be maintained by going inside.
What is teaching them to ask for inside recess or the ability to go inside after being outside?
Define antecedent
What occurs immediately before the behavior?
What is Stella's Behavior?
Every time the teacher places a worksheet on Stella’s desk, she rips up the paper and throws it on the floor. As a result, the teacher does not make her do her vocabulary homework.
What is ripping up the paper?
The student licks the slide in the school yard when the student is alone. Every time the student licks the slide, the teacher walks over and has her friends come over to talk or play with her.
What is attention?
The student yells out answers during class for teacher attention.
What is teaching them to raise their hand to answer a question?
The student will scream to be offered a piece of gum, candy or toys to stop.
What is teaching the student a request system for these items?
Behavior needs to "MOO". MOO stands for______?
What is measurable, observable, and objective terms?
What is the consequence for ripping the paper?
Every time the teacher places a worksheet on Stella’s desk, she rips up the paper and throws it on the floor. As a result, the teacher does not make her do her homework.
What is not having to do the worksheet?
The student only disrupts during silent reading time when the computer is unavailable. The teacher places him at the computer to have the book read to him.
What is access to computer?
Gets up from his seat to avoid the task
What is teaching them to ask for a break?
Student plugs their ears when the classroom gets "rowdy", in the cafeteria, and during concerts. Student refuses to leave the area because he likes different aspects of the locations.
What is teaching to student to put on headphones when they need it?
Define consequence
What happens after the behavior?
Name the antecedent, behavior, and consequence for the student:
The student tantrums every time she is told to clean up by her teacher. The teacher will ask the student to clean up her mess and the student will instantly engage in tantruming behaviors. The teacher then cleans up for the student.
What is being told to clean up, tantrum, and the student escaping having to clean up?
Teacher ask the class to raise there hand to answer a question. The student always blurts out the answer or comments. This typically leads to the teacher pausing the lesson and reminding the student of how to answer questions. The students ignore this behavior, but the teacher typically addresses it. The blurting out behavior continues.
What is attention?
Every thirty minutes the student will make an off topic comment that is disruptive leading to the teacher talking with him about it
What is teaching them to ask an appropriate question?
Calls out to be funny and make the class laugh
What is teaching them to ask for social breaks?
Define Replacement Behavior
What is a behavior that serves the same function as the original behavior?
What is the antecedent, behavior and consequence for Joey?
Joey wants the basketball from his friend at recess. During recess, Joey will hit the peer which results in the peer dropping the ball. Joey walked over and picks up the basketball.
What is the sight of the basketball, hitting and access to the basketball?
The student holds his ears when his peers are talking loudly on the rug, in the cafeteria, and during assemblies. The student states they do not want to leave the area and will refuse to leave.
What is automatic/sensory?
Student will get up and run laps in the hallways around 10 AM every morning. The student reports the need to get her energy out and loves to run.
What is teaching the student to ask for a movement break?
Student flops in the hallway coming back from lunch and refuses to move to avoid going back to math work
What is teaching the student to ask for a break in the classroom or an easier task before beginning academic tasks?