What type of strategies are implemented during or after a behavior has occurred?

The answer is indeed centered around consequence strategies, which are designed to respond directly to a behavior that has already occurred. These strategies focus on the outcomes of behavior and aim to modify future occurrences of that behavior by applying specific consequences, whether they are reinforcing or punishing.

Consequence strategies come into play because they shape the individual’s future behavior through the principles of reinforcement and punishment. For instance, if a child exhibits a challenging behavior and receives an immediate consequence, such as a timeout or a reward, the response will influence the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

While antecedent strategies aim to prevent behaviors by modifying events that occur before the behavior, and preventative strategies are broader in scope, focused on avoiding problems before they arise, consequence strategies effectively target the behavior after it has occurred. Reinforcement strategies specifically deal with rewarding desired behaviors, which is a subset of consequence strategies rather than defining the broader category. Thus, the focus on consequence strategies highlights the importance of responding to behaviors in a manner that establishes a clear link between action and outcome.