Answer:
Identifying antecedent events that evoke a behavior and reinforcing consequences that maintain a behavior is referred to as: functional assessment.
Explanation:
Functional assessment is used to determine what happens before and after a certain behavior that is causing it to be performed and maintained. A psychologist would, for instance, interview the mother of a child who is presenting a problematic behavior. He/she would then collect information concerning what happens prior to the problematic behavior and what takes place afterward. This will help him/her determine the reasons behind it and why it repeats itself. Having this information, it is possible to work with the child to decrease the behavior.
