A primary factor considered in the design of effective treatments is the function of the challenging behavior (Kurtz et al., 2003; Repp, Felce, & Barton, 1988; Lancioni, Singh, O'Reilly, Sigafoos, & Didden, 2012; Matson, Neal, & Kozlowski, 2012; Mueller, Kosi, & Hine, 2011). Treatments based on the function of behavior, as analyzed from FA data, are more effective than non-function-based approaches to decrease individual's challenging behavior (Carr & Durand, 1985). Incorrect selection of a treatment or design of a program based on an uninformed or faulty function of behavior may not help the individual learn new desired behaviors and/or may even make the problem worse, in some cases (Iwata, Pace, Cowdery, & Miltenberger, 1994).

In your initial post, fill in the preventive efforts or antecedent-based treatments on the below chart and provide a brief description or rationale for the chosen interventions using this week's readings or another peer-reviewed source.

Challenging Behavior	Function of Behavior	Antecedent-Based Intervention
Screaming	Gets attention: "No, don't scream" (Attention positive reinforcement)
Hitting another child	Gets toy (Tangible positive reinforcement)
Spinning and rocking	Sensory consequence (Automatic reinforcement)
Pushing work away	Gets out of work (Negative reinforcement)