Deck 2: Impediments to Managing Behavior

Question 1

Why is social behavior difficult to evaluate?

A) because there are no pre-determined, well-defined standards for social behavior.
B) because children do not engage in social behavior in the classroom.
C) because parents never follow through when given the task to observe their child's behavior.
D) because many diagnoses have the same symptoms.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Behavior occurs in a random and unorganized fashion.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Why is the distinction between academic and social behavior arbitrary?

A) because academic behavior is controlled by intelligence and social behavior is determined genetically
B) because neither the academic nor the social behavior of children with disabilities can be improved
C) because children with both academic and social behavioral problems come from single parent families
D) because both academic and social behavior are governed by the same principles of learning and respond to similar interventions

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Linear interventions are effective because they work for 95% of students.

Question 5

Which one of the following is the best definition for "a student with challenging behaviors"?

A) a student who responds to Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions.
B) a student that engages in deviant behaviors and has a medical/psychiatric label.
C) a student who responds to linear interventions.
D) a student for whom traditional disciplinary approaches have failed.

Question 6

What one person finds reinforcing or punishing, another person may not. Those determinations are based on:

A) race, culture, and family structure.
B) ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age.
C) upbringing, values, learning experiences, and culture.
D) the type of teacher that person has.

Question 7

ADHD is 50 times more likely to be diagnosed in the United States than in Britain or France. This is because:

A) in the United States, ADHD is viewed as a medical condition, whereas in Britain and France it is viewed as a conduct problem.
B) in the United States, it has been proven that a neurological or biochemical deficit exists, so it is easier to diagnose.
C) teachers are better equipped in Britain and France to implement intervention to assist students with ADHD.
D) more students in Britain and France are diagnosed with oppositional-defiant disorder.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

A) All classrooms require the same social behaviors to be performed by students.
B) Standards for social behavior are well defined.
C) Behavioral requirements of the classroom differ from those of the real world.
D) It is impossible for the same social behavior to be both appropriate and inappropriate.

Question 9

The concept of control refers to the belief that:

A) children can control their own behavior.
B) children can be used to control other children's behavior.
C) teachers are hired to produce academic behavior and control bad social behavior.
D) teachers lack the skills to control students' behavior.

Question 10

The same social behavior can be both appropriate and inappropriate depending upon the:

A) student's intelligence quotient (IQ).
B) particular context or situation.
C) number of children in a student's family.
D) amount of preservatives in a student's food.

Question 11

Which of the following represents a problem with conceptualizing behavior problems as mental "illness" or "disorder?"

A) making a diagnosis requires a clinician to compare a child's observed behavior to societal standards, which vary across contexts and cultures
B) there are not enough trained professionals to differentiate normal from abnormal behavior
C) they can only be treated with medicine, which school leaders are unable to prescribe
D) societal values deem mental illnesses and disorders to be detrimental to education

Question 12

Race, culture, and ethnicity can impact student behavior.

Question 13

It is impossible for evaluators to make an unbiased diagnosis of mental illness.

Question 14

It is counterproductive to label students who engage in deviant behaviors with medical/psychiatric labels.

Question 15

Social reciprocity refers to:

A) the process of analyzing a child's development in relation to an adult's parenting style.
B) the phenomenon of observing an effect of a person's behavior and ascribing a biological cause to that behavior.
C) mutually reinforcing interactive exchanges between individuals.
D) an agreement between two societies to share knowledge and technology in a manner to improve the lives of children.

Question 16

It is important to appreciate context when evaluating a behavior because:

A) social behaviors cannot be changed.
B) teachers can better understand a given behavior and how to respond.
C) it is impossible for students to understand context.
D) students with challenging behaviors read context to become antagonistic.

Question 17

Instruction is to proactive as correction is to:

A) reactive.
B) punishment.
C) distractive.
D) reward.

Question 18

Labels such as conduct disorder, oppositional-defiant disorder, or adjustment disorder:

A) are helpful in developing appropriate interventions for addressing the particular problem.
B) can be diagnosed by a teacher through classroom behavior intervention success.
C) take the focus away from the actual behaviors children exhibit, which should be the focus of intervention.
D) require medication for management in the classroom.

Question 19

Which of the following most accurately defines the term "paradigm"?

A) a process for determining events that elicit certain behaviors
B) a set of rules and regulations that establish boundaries and explain how to be successful solving problems within the given boundaries
C) a concept for understanding how reinforcement can be used to increase socially and desirable behaviors
D) a large body of knowledge that can be used to determine how children obtain academic skills

Question 20

Why is the practice of "differential diagnosis" ineffective for individuals with interpersonal problems?

A) because there are not enough well-trained psychiatrists to properly diagnose behavioral and emotional problems
B) because the concept of differential diagnosis is grounded in the medical model, yet labels used to describe individuals with interpersonal problems are socially determined and socially negotiated
C) because differential diagnosis implies that the clinician can ascertain differences between two or more disorders that are manifested simultaneously
D) because there are not enough labels to describe the multitude of conditions exhibited by children and adolescents

Question 21

Provide an example of how a teacher can facilitate student interactions. Explain why it is important to vary classroom contexts. 

Question 22

What are the contributions of behavior modification? List at least three and explain.

Question 23

How can race, culture, and/or ethnicity affect classroom behavior?

Question 24

Compare and contrast academic and social behavior. Be sure to include information on the concept of control.

Question 25

Explain why differential diagnosis in ineffective. How does the "myth of mental illness" tie into this concept?

Question 26

Explain how a teacher's paradigm may affect his or her view on a student's behavior.