Which is NOT an antecedent intervention?

Which is NOT an antecedent intervention?

• A. Providing choices
• B. Adjusting SDs
• C. Punishing the response after it occurs
• D. Providing clear cues

Answer: (C)

Antecedent interventions are strategies applied before a behavior occurs to influence whether that behavior happens by shaping the environment or signals surrounding the response. Providing choices changes the demand and supports making a desired selection ahead of time, helping guide behavior before any action is taken. Adjusting discriminative stimuli (SDs) changes what signals availability of reinforcement, making the correct response more likely to occur in advance. Providing clear cues gives specific prompts or indicators to follow, setting up the correct behavior before it’s performed. Punishing the response after it occurs is not an antecedent intervention. It’s a consequence-based approach, a type of punishment applied after the behavior to reduce its future occurrence, rather than altering conditions before the behavior takes place.

Antecedent interventions are strategies applied before a behavior occurs to influence whether that behavior happens by shaping the environment or signals surrounding the response. Providing choices changes the demand and supports making a desired selection ahead of time, helping guide behavior before any action is taken. Adjusting discriminative stimuli (SDs) changes what signals availability of reinforcement, making the correct response more likely to occur in advance. Providing clear cues gives specific prompts or indicators to follow, setting up the correct behavior before it’s performed.

Punishing the response after it occurs is not an antecedent intervention. It’s a consequence-based approach, a type of punishment applied after the behavior to reduce its future occurrence, rather than altering conditions before the behavior takes place.