ABSTRACT
After a misbehavior occurs, a physical educator will attempt to implement a consequence with the intention of reducing the likelihood that same behavior will occur again in the future. This chapter includes descriptions of several consequences available to teachers that may serve to reduce incidences of misbehavior. However, no consequence will be effective in reducing problem behavior unless it is specifically linked to the reason (i.e., function) of the behavior; in fact, implementing the wrong consequence may actually and unintentionally increase the occurrence of the behavior. In this chapter there is a focus on how to properly implement consequences that directly address misbehaviors that serve the attention, access, escape, and sensory stimulation functions as well as specific guidelines for implementation in physical education.
