Antecedent
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An event, situation, or condition that occurs immediately before a behavior and may trigger or set the occasion for it. In an FBA, identifying antecedents helps understand what situations lead to challenging behavior. Common antecedents include transitions, task demands, peer interactions, and sensory environments.
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A systematic process for identifying the underlying function (purpose) of a student's challenging behavior. An FBA examines what happens before the behavior (antecedents), what the behavior looks like, and what happens after (consequences). The results are used to develop a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
A method of collecting behavioral data that records the Antecedent (what happened before the behavior), the Behavior (what the student did), and the Consequence (what happened after). ABC data helps identify patterns and the function of behavior as part of a Functional Behavioral Assessment.
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