Behavioral Principles
___________ is an event that, when presented immediately following a behavior, causes the behavior to increase in frequency.
Positive reinforcer.
How many teaching components are there?
4: Effective praise, preventive teaching, corrective teaching, teaching self-control.
When should foster parents report that their foster child made a self-harm statement?
Immediately!
Where was Boys Town founded?
Omaha, Nebraska
How many legs do spiders have?
8.
What is the effect of a negative reinforcer?
Increase behavior.
Jimmy asked for a lollipop at the grocery store and was told "no." Jimmy said "okay" and put it back. Which teaching component should you use here?
Effective praise.
Steps:
1. Show approval
2. Describe the positive behavior
3. Give a reason
4. Give a positive consequence (optional)
Which of the following is no longer an incident to report (in foster care): Runaway, injury, communicable disease.
Communicable disease
Who is the founder of Boys Town?
Father Edward Flannagan
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
The lightbulb.
Define Prompting: what is it and what effect does it have on behavior?
A hint, cue or reminder that increases the likelihood of a desired behavior occurring.
1. Stop/describe the problem behavior
2. Give a negative consequence
3. Describe the desired behavior
4. Give a reason
5. Practice
Which component are these the steps for?
Corrective teaching
Name the code: A caregiver forgets or otherwise omits the administration of a medication that has been prescribed for the program participant, or a program This code is also used to document when the wrong dosage, wrong time, or the wrong medication is distributed. This includes psychotropic medication for behavior disorder such as ADHD, conduct disorder, mood swings, etc. Non-psychotropic medication are also included in this code. This would include medications such as Tylenol, antibiotics, acne medicine, etc. This code should be entered for every dosage that is incorrect (e.g., if 3 dosages were incorrect, this code should be entered 3 times).
Medication Error
What is the Boys Town slogan?
Saving Children, Healing Families.
What are three consecutive strikes in bowling called?
A turkey.
A parent used to give in to their child’s demands for candy in the grocery store check-out line. They stopped buying candy and ignored the whining and demands. Initially, the whining/demanding behavior increased but then decreased as the parent continued to ignore the demands. What is this an example of?
Extinction.
When should you use preventive teaching?
Before a new situation, before the behavior occurs, etc.
Steps:
1. Describe the desired behavior
2. Give a reason
3. Practice
When does a school absence (with known whereabouts) need to be reported?
By 9am the next morning.
9 sites: Central Florida, North Florida, South Florida, New England, Iowa, Louisiana, Central Nebraska, Nebraska, Nevada.
What is the human body's largest organ?
Skin
The last three times you went to your favorite internet website, you got a computer virus. You now avoid that website. What is this an example of?
Avoidance conditioning.
Definition: Avoidance Conditioning is a contingency in which a response (behavior) prevents or postpones an aversive stimulus from occurring, thereby resulting in an increase in the frequency of that response (behavior). This relies on memory of a past encounter with a negative reinforcer. May also involve a warning stimulus.
Name all the steps in part 1 and part 2 of teaching self-control.
Part 1: Calming Down
1. Describe the problem behavior
2. Offer options to calm down
3. Allow time to calm down
4. Check for cooperative behavior
Part 2: Follow Up Teaching
5. Describe the desired behavior (Stay Calm)
6. Give a reason
7. Practice (Stay Calm)
8. Give a negative consequence (for not staying calm)
What is the morning report code for a positive incident?
Definition Denotes a significant positive behavior by program participant (e.g., academic awards, positive role modeling, athletic achievements) that would be included in a discharge report.
143
How many programs have foster family services?
3: New England, Nebraska, North Florida.
What is the national animal of Scotland?
A unicorn.