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2. What should Ms. Rollison know about behavior in order to help Joseph?
In order to help Joseph, Ms. Rollison should know the reasons for his behavior,
she must understand his behavior. Also, she must understand what consequences his
behavior creates. If Ms. Rollison deals with the reason behind Joseph’s behavior
correctly or if she understands the probable consequences of his behavior, she may
change his behavior for the better. The reason is why a student behaves the way
he/she does and the consequence is his/her classmates’ or his/her teacher’s reaction
that stimulates his/her similar behavior in the future or changes it for the better. So, Ms.
Rollison must understand why Joseph behaves the way he does and she needs to
consider how to influence the reason for his inappropriate behavior. It is also very
important for her to understand what consequences her certain reaction to his
misbehavior will create and choose a proper way to respond to his misbehavior. Ms.
Rollison will not understand from the first time whether her response will positively
influence Joseph’s behavior, so she needs to observe the effect of the consequence
(her certain reaction to his misbehavior) and decide whether to continue implementing
her reaction or change it and choose a different line of attack. The most important thing
that Ms. Rollison is obliged to do is to understand the reason for Joseph’s bad behavior.
Then, when she understands what makes him behave the way he does, she needs to
think about her reaction to his behavior. Therefore, she needs to learn more about the

3. following main behavior principles: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement,
positive punishment, negative punishment and extinction; moreover, the teacher has to
learn how to implement them correctly.
How can Ms. Rollison determine why Joseph behaves the way he does?
A functional behavioral assessment (FBA) may be necessary in order to discover the
function of Joseph’s behavior (why Joseph behaves noisily). The teacher must
understand what Joseph gets when he behave the way he does. He may use his
troublesome behavior to get attention or to be sent out of the classroom to play
outdoors. First of all, Ms. Rollison is obliged to collect all the necessary information
about Joseph’s problem behavior. She needs to speak to his parents, his other
teachers and his fellow students to determine how often he behaves badly and how
long it usually lasts. Direct observations are also necessary. The teacher has to
identify the antecedent –behavior – consequence connection, to perform the A-B-C
analysis. Standard A-B-C analysis forms are …