Chapter 10 Knowledge Check

Chapter 10

Quiz yourself using the following chapter review questions to check how well you can recall the material.

Review Questions

1. The most important function of behavior is _______.
2. True or false. All behaviors can be seen or observed.
3. Positive relationships and positive behaviors all add to healthy *brain* development, and depend upon the relationships with individuals in the child’s close community and family.
4. Accordion
   1. Analyze
      1. shift compliance to choice when possible
   2. Consider
      1. ignore challenging behaviors by making wise and limited choices of when to intervene
   3. Self- monitor
      1. self-monitor your own behaviors using counters, visuals, and tokens to count “relationship deposits”
5. Which of the following is not true about social and emotional development?
   1. Social and emotional development include developing skills related to social interaction, emotional awareness, and self-regulation.
   2. Social interactions include those with both adults and peers.
   3. Emotional awareness is focused only on feelings.
   4. Self-regulation includes expressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in socially acceptable ways.
6. All behavioral intervention is an opportunity to _______.
7. Accordion
   1. Coaching in real time
      1. As a coach it is our goal to help children to see what they are doing, to begin to understand how their actions affect others, and how to choose positive alternatives for the unwanted behavior.
   2. Giving effective praise
      1. Effective praise requires teachers to describe specifically what they see—without generalizing, evaluating, or making comparisons. We want to teach internal motivation, not teach the child to seek validation from others.
   3. Modeling appropriate behavior
      1. The strategy of modeling, also referred to as demonstrating appropriate behaviors, gives teachers the opportunity to build and scaffold children’s healthy and positive social and emotional skills.
8. True or false. To build a positive classroom climate, you should often use behavior-approving language, eliminate damaging forms of redirection, give specific praise, and maintain a pleasant affect.
9. Social rules help to guide us in our ______ with others, and many children have a hard time recognizing these rules.
10. Accordion
    1. Common triggers
       1.  Unexpected changes in the schedule, routine, or environment
    2. A sense of fear or helplessness
       1. Situation causes the child to feel threatened or attacked
    3. Overstimulation
       1. Environment:  too many children/people in the room, noise, light, activity.
11. True or false. Children who are “triggered” have behaviors resulting from a stress response, which typically are flight, fight, or freeze.
12. The adult must remain calm when facing unwanted behaviors.  This includes the following, except:
    1. Shift the focus to meeting the child’s needs
    2. Wait until the child is no longer triggered to talk about what happened
    3. Unwanted behaviors are a personal attack
    4. Talk about how to recognize triggers with the child
13. Visuals and other materials designed to help children label feelings and emotions should be an ongoing part of the curriculum, readily available in a _______, and accessible throughout the classroom environment.
14. Accordion
    1. Use the “relationship bank”
       1. Make sure you have plenty of investments to draw from
    2. Use data
       1. Use the data gathered from observations.  Be objective!
    3. Solutions/support
       1. Offer possible solutions or support.  Share in a conversation and include realistic options
15. True or false. There should always be 10 positive comments to balance every 1 negative comment.

Answer Key

1. Communication. It is important to remember that communication through behavior happens every moment of every day.
2. False. We may not see the root cause of behavior, but it is an important consideration.
3. Brains. Relationships with friends are critical to creating and nurturing relationships.
4. N/A
5. Emotional awareness is focused only on feelings. Emotional awareness includes the ability to recognize and understand both feelings and emotions.
6. True. When we teach intentionally, we have a plan and purpose, resulting in observable outcomes.
7. N/A
8. True. To build a positive classroom climate, you should often use behavior-approving language, eliminate damaging forms of redirection, give specific praise, and maintain a pleasant affect.
9. Interactions. We learn these rules through time and  practice in a classroom and with others.
10. N/A
11. True. These three terms categorize the behaviors observed in a triggered child.
12. Unwanted behaviors are a personal attack. These behaviors, actually, have little to do with you, and are the response to trauma.
13. Quiet corner. These materials and visuals help children better express themselves appropriately.
14. N/A
15. False. Research suggests that a 5:1 ratio of positive to negative interactions helps maintain healthy, supportive relationships with children. Negative comments carry more weight, so balancing them with multiple positives is key to reinforcing connection and trust.