Behavior Reinforcement Quiz

Ms. Carter gives a student extra recess time for completing their math assignment. What type of reinforcement is this?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Extinction

• Response Cost

When a student exhibits inappropriate behavior, the teacher ignores it, causing the behavior to escalate temporarily before decreasing. This is an example of:

• Negative Reinforcement

• Punishment

• Extinction Burst

• Response Cost

Which of the following behaviors is both observable and measurable?

• To appreciate

• To underline

• To understand

• To know

Ms. Kim provides the class with 10 minutes of free time if all students complete their homework for the week. This is an example of:

• Independent group-oriented contingency

• Dependent group-oriented contingency

• Interdependent group-oriented contingency

• Response Cost

Ms. Robinson uses interval recording to measure a student’s behavior. How is the behavior recorded?

• Every time it occurs

• At specific intervals of time

• At the exact moment it starts and ends

• Using a permanent product

Positive Behavior Support focuses only on students with significant disabilities.

• True

• False

Token economies should never be used to reinforce academic behaviors.

• True

• False

What is an antecedent in behavioral terms?

• The event or condition that occurs immediately after a behavior

• The event or condition that occurs immediately before a behavior

• The consequence of a behavior

• The reinforcement of a behavior

What are the three criteria for a behavior definition?

• Observable, Measurable, Precise

• Observable, Measurable, Pinpoint

• Ongoing, Measurable, Performance

• Ongoing, Monitored, Present

When students escape from a task or environment by performing inappropriate behavior, the behavior is likely maintained by which reinforcement?

• A non-social function

• Positive reinforcement

• A topographical function

• Negative reinforcement