The ABC's of Behavior
Consequences
Consequences - Applied
FUNCTIONS!
Data Review (Optional)
100
This is what the "A-B-C" in A-B-C Chart stands for.
What is antecedent, behavior, consequence?
100
This principle of consequences is intended to INCREASE DESIRABLE behavior by providing something desirable.
What is Positive Reinforcement?
100
In response to a good choice Joey made, the teacher says, "Joey, you did a really good job paying attention and not talking during this lesson. You can move your desk back to its usual spot." This is an example of:
What is Negative Reinforcement (removing something undesirable to increase desirable behaviors)
100
These are the three most common functions that students are trying to OBTAIN or AVOID.
What are Attention, Tangibles/Activities, and Sensory Stimuli?
100
Whether or not the behavior occurs within a given period of time is called...
What is Interval?
200
Any situation, action, or event that immediately precedes a behavior.
What is the antecedent?
200
This principle is intended to DECREASE UNDESIRABLE behavior by removing something desirable.
What is Negative Punishment?
200
In response to appropriate behavior the teacher says, "Joseph, I noticed that you raised your hand before you spoke. Nice job!" This is an example of:
What is Positive Reinforcement? (encouraging positive choices by giving something desirable)
200
What is the function of the behavior seen in comic 1? (PDF on Canvas)
What is to obtain attention or approval?
200
Length of time that a student engages in a behavior is collected via this type of data collection.
What is Duration.
300
This is a response, action, or event that immediately follows a behavior.
What is a consequence?
300
This is intended to DECREASE UNDESIRABLE behavior by providing something undesirable.
What is Positive Punishment?
300
In response to a rude comment the teacher says: "Joseph, I want you to write ‘I will not make rude comments in class’ twenty times." This is an example of:
What is Positive Punishment? (providing something unpleasant to decrease undesirable behaviors)
300
What is the function of the behavior seen in comic 2? (PDF on Canvas)
What is to obtain peer attention or approval?
300
How frequently a behavior occurs within a given period of time is called...
What is Frequency/Event Recording?
400
This is an observable or measurable act.
What is is behavior?
400
This is intended to INCREASE DESIRABLE behaviors by removing something that is unpleasant.
What is Negative Reinforcement?
400
In response to a poor choice the teacher says, "Joseph, you have just lost five minutes of free time!" This is an example of:
What is Negative Punishment (decreasing an undesirable behavior by taking away something desirable)?
400
What is the function of the behavior seen in comic 3? (PDF on Canvas)
What is to obtain power and control?
400
How long it takes for the behavior to occur after a given cue or directive is referred to as...
What is Latency?
500
This is a problem-solving process for addressing challenging student behavior that relies on a variety of techniques and strategies to identify the functions of specific behavior and to help teams select interventions to directly address the problem behavior.
What is the Functional Behavior Assessment/Analysis (FBA)?
500
These are the definitions of "reinforcement," "punishment," "positive," and "negative" in behavior-ese.
What is Reinforcement: increase the likelihood; Consequence: decrease the likelihood; Positive: to give; Negative: to take away?
500
This is the most effective form of consequences.
What is positive reinforcement?
500
What is the function of the behavior seen in comic 4? (PDF on Canvas)
What is to avoid peer attention/embarrassment or to avoid a task (unable to do the skill required)?
500
The process by which we compare data from multiple sources is called....
What is Data Triangulation?