SPED PRAXIS 5354 |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Having students keep track of their own behavior and then giving them rewards for
appropriate behavior is known as:
A. contingency-based self-management
B. functional assessment
C. reality therapy
D. ecological assessment
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: A
contingency-based self-management
The question tests knowledge of approaches to classroom management. Contingency-
based self-management makes students responsible for managing their own behavior
and rewards them for appropriate behavior.
Question 2
Alyse, an eighth grader with a severe cognitive impairment, has been continually
commenting that she is hungry. In an effort to stop her commenting, her teacher begins to
place snacks on Alyse's desk throughout the school day. After several days, Alyse stops
stating that she is hungry. The elimination of Alyse's behavior is the result of:
A. punishment
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,B. satiation
C. desensitization
D. extinction
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: B
Satiation
The question tests understanding of managing student behavior. Satiation is decreasing
or eliminating an unacceptable behavior as a result of continued and increased
reinforcement of the behavior.
Question 3
Which of the following behaviors are most likely to be associated with a student who
exhibits passive-aggressive behaviors?
Select all that apply:
A. Pretending to be in agreement with others
B. Performing poorly on written tasks
C. Damaging intimate relationships
D. Failing to comply with teacher requests
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: A, B, C
A. Pretending to be in agreement with others
B. Performing poorly on written tasks
C. Damaging intimate relationships
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, The question tests the knowledge of passive-aggressive behaviors, of which (A), (B), and
(C) are all examples.
Question 4
Bruce and Lou, who sit next to each other, distract each other in the classroom. The
teacher has tried rewarding them for appropriate behavior, but their behavior has not
changed. The teacher then changes their seating so that they are on opposite ends of the
classroom. They now rarely distract each other. This is an example of:
A. manipulating the consequent stimulus
B. using the Premack principle
C. ignoring inappropriate behavior
D. manipulating the antecedent stimulus
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: D
Manipulating the antecedent stimulus
The question tests knowledge of behavioral approaches. Manipulating the antecedent
stimulus means taking away the cause of the problem to change the behavior.
Question 5
A student who has a severe visual impairment will soon join a fourth-grade class.
Which of the following activities is most likely help students empathize with their new
classmate?
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Having students keep track of their own behavior and then giving them rewards for
appropriate behavior is known as:
A. contingency-based self-management
B. functional assessment
C. reality therapy
D. ecological assessment
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: A
contingency-based self-management
The question tests knowledge of approaches to classroom management. Contingency-
based self-management makes students responsible for managing their own behavior
and rewards them for appropriate behavior.
Question 2
Alyse, an eighth grader with a severe cognitive impairment, has been continually
commenting that she is hungry. In an effort to stop her commenting, her teacher begins to
place snacks on Alyse's desk throughout the school day. After several days, Alyse stops
stating that she is hungry. The elimination of Alyse's behavior is the result of:
A. punishment
1
,B. satiation
C. desensitization
D. extinction
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: B
Satiation
The question tests understanding of managing student behavior. Satiation is decreasing
or eliminating an unacceptable behavior as a result of continued and increased
reinforcement of the behavior.
Question 3
Which of the following behaviors are most likely to be associated with a student who
exhibits passive-aggressive behaviors?
Select all that apply:
A. Pretending to be in agreement with others
B. Performing poorly on written tasks
C. Damaging intimate relationships
D. Failing to comply with teacher requests
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: A, B, C
A. Pretending to be in agreement with others
B. Performing poorly on written tasks
C. Damaging intimate relationships
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, The question tests the knowledge of passive-aggressive behaviors, of which (A), (B), and
(C) are all examples.
Question 4
Bruce and Lou, who sit next to each other, distract each other in the classroom. The
teacher has tried rewarding them for appropriate behavior, but their behavior has not
changed. The teacher then changes their seating so that they are on opposite ends of the
classroom. They now rarely distract each other. This is an example of:
A. manipulating the consequent stimulus
B. using the Premack principle
C. ignoring inappropriate behavior
D. manipulating the antecedent stimulus
CORRECT ANSWER
Correct Answer: D
Manipulating the antecedent stimulus
The question tests knowledge of behavioral approaches. Manipulating the antecedent
stimulus means taking away the cause of the problem to change the behavior.
Question 5
A student who has a severe visual impairment will soon join a fourth-grade class.
Which of the following activities is most likely help students empathize with their new
classmate?
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