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Motivation Assessment Scale 2
Test Version 2.0
Student Name: Rater Name: Date:
Behavior Description - Enter a specific behavior (e.g., hits his head) rather than a more general description of the individual’s behavior (e.g., he
gets upset):
Setting Description – Specify the situation where the behavior is a problem (e.g., at home after dinner, during lunch, during one-on-one teaching):
Frequency Description (circle only one): More than once per… Year Month Week Day Hour
INSTRUCTIONS TO RATERS: Rate each of the items on the following pages by circling the number that corresponds to about how often the
individual engages in the behavior indicated, in the setting which has been selected.
ITEM RESPONSE
Almost Half the Almost
1. Would the behavior occur continuously, over and over, if this person
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
was left alone for long periods of time? (For example, several hours)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
2. Does the behavior occur following a request to perform a difficult
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
task?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
3. Does this behavior occur when others are attending to them? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
4. Does the behavior occur in response to your talking to other persons
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
in the room?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
5. Does the behavior ever occur to get a toy, food, or activity that
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
this person has been told that they can’t have?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6. Would the behavior occur repeatedly, in the same way, for very long Almost Half the Almost
periods of time, if no one was around? (For example, rocking back and Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
forth for over an hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
7. Does the behavior occur when any request is made of this person? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
8. Does the behavior occur when there are many people around? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
ITEM RESPONSE
Almost Half the Almost
9. Does the behavior occur whenever you stop paying attention to this
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
person?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
10. Does the behavior occur when you take away a favorite toy, food,
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
or activity?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
11. Does it appear to you that this person enjoys performing the
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
behavior? (It feels, tastes, looks, smells, and/or sounds pleasing)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
12. Does the person seem to do the behavior to upset or annoy you
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
when you are trying to get them to do what you ask?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
13. Does the behavior stop occurring when they are left alone? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
14. Does this person seem to do this behavior to upset or annoy you Almost Half the Almost
when you are not paying attention to them? (For example, if you are Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
sitting in a separate room, interacting with another person) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
15. Does the behavior stop occurring shortly after you give this person
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
the toy, food, or activity they have requested.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
16. When the behavior is occurring, does this person seem calm and
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
unaware of anything else going on around them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
17. Does this person seem to do the behavior to get people to stop
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
paying attention to them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
18. Does the behavior seem to occur when this person has been told
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
that they can’t do something they had wanted to do?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
19. Does this person ignore others when engaging in this behavior? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
20. Does the behavior stop occurring shortly after (one to five
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
minutes) you stop working or making demands of this person?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
21. Do others try to prevent this behavior by not attending to the
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
person?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
22. Does this person seem to do the behavior to get you to spend
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
some time with them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
23. Does this person always have access to a particular toy, food, item,
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
or activity in an effort to avoid this behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
24. Does it seem that his behavior occurs most often during “down Almost Half the Almost
time,” when there isn’t much activity going on in the classroom/work Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
setting? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
ITEM RESPONSE
Almost Half the Almost
25. Is this person not asked to do certain tasks because of this
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
26. Do others try to “prevent” this behavior by talking to or paying
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
attention to them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
27. Does this behavior occur when they seem bored? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
28. Does the behavior allow the person to “get out of” doing what you
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
ask of them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
29. Does this person spend much time alone, in an effort by others to
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
stop the behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
30. Does this person always seem to have one-on-one attention from
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
others in an effort to prevent this behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
31. Would this behavior occur if the person was denied access to
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
something they wanted?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
32. Does engaging in this behavior seem to make them happy, content,
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
or less frustrated?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
33. Does the behavior seem to occur most often when others try to
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
interact with them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
34. Does the presence of other people make this behavior less likely to
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
occur?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
35. Would giving the person a favorite object, food, or other item stop
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
the behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
36. Are requests not made of this person for fear they will engage in
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
the behavior?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
37. Does this person seem to enjoy their time alone? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
38. Does this behavior occur when everyone seems to be busy and not
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
able to attend the person?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
39. Do others try to “prevent” this behavior by giving the person
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
something to do, eat, or play with?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
40. Would the behavior occur continuously, over and over, if this Almost Half the Almost
person was in an unstructured setting (i.e., no demands, little attention) Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
for long periods of time? (for example, several hours) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
ITEM RESPONSE
Almost Half the Almost
41. Does it seem that this behavior occurs most often during group
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
activities?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
42. Would the behavior occur repeatedly, in the same way, for very Almost Half the Almost
long periods of time? (for example, rocking back and forth for over an Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
43. Does the person seem to do the behavior to upset or annoy you
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
when you are interacting with them?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
44. Does this person seem to like having other people around them? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
45. Does saying “no” to a request start to make the person upset? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
46. Does this behavior occur when the person is expected to work
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
independently?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
47. Does it seem this behavior most often occurs during instructional
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
periods?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
48. Does the behavior stop occurring shortly after (one to five
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
minutes) you leave the person alone?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
49. Does the behavior stop when you pay attention to this person? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
50. Does the behavior occur when you indicate that it is time to move
Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
to a new activity?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Almost Half the Almost
51. Does this person seem “driven” to complete the behavior? Never Never Seldom Time Usually Always Always
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Scoring
Transfer the numeric Response for each Item to the blanks below. Scores are organized into columns by type of
motivation. Total each column of numbers (Total) and calculate the Mean (Total divided by the number of questions
in that column) for each motivation. Determine the Ranking for each motivation by assigning the number “1” to the
motivation with the highest Mean score, “2” to the motivation with the second highest Mean score, and so forth.
SENSORY ESCAPE DEMANDS ESCAPE ATTENTION ATTENTION TANGIBLE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 20. 17. 22. 18.
19. 25. 21. 26. 23.
24. 28. 29. 30. 31.
27. 36. 33. 34. 35.
32. 47. 37. 38. 39.
40. 41. 44. 45.
42. 43. 49. 50.
46. 48.
51.
TOTAL
MEAN
RANK
V. Mark Durand, 1997
Problem Behavior Questionnaire
Student: Date:
School: Interviewer:
Grade: Age: Respondent:
Problem Behavior:
DIRECTIONS: Keeping in mind a typical episode of the problem behavior, circle the frequency at which each of the following statements
are true.
ITEMS PERCENT OF THE TIME
Never 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% Always
1. Does the problem behavior occur and persist when you
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
make a request to perform a task?
2. When the problem behavior occurs do you redirect the
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
student to get back to task or follow rules?
3. Is the problem behavior more likely to occur when told that
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
they cannot do something that they wanted to do?
4. During a conflict with peers, if the student engages in the
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
problem behavior, do peers leave the student alone?
5. When the problem behavior occurs, so peers verbally
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
respond or laugh at the student?
6. Is the problem behavior more likely to occur following a
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
conflict outside of the classroom? (e.g., bus write up)
7. Does the problem behavior occur to get your attention
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
when you are working with other students?
8. Does the problem behavior occur in the presence of
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
specific peers?
9. Is the problem behavior more likely to continue to occur
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
throughout the day following an earlier episode?
10. Will the student engage in the problem behavior if the
student is told they cannot have a preferred item or 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
activity?
11. Does the problem behavior occur during specific academic
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
activities?
12. Does the problem behavior stop when peers stop
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
interacting with the student?
13. Does the behavior occur when peers are attending to
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
other students?
14. If the student engages in the problem behavior, do you
provide one-to-one instruction to get the student back on- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
task?
15. Will the student stop doing the problem behavior if you
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
stop making requests or end an academic activity?
ITEMS PERCENT OF THE TIME
Never 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% Always
16. If the student engages in problem behavior, do peers stop
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
interacting with the student?
17. Is the problem behavior more likely to occur following
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
unscheduled events or disruptions in classroom routines?
18. Is the problem behavior likely to occur if you take away a
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
preferred item or activity?
Other Comments:
Problem Behavior Questionnaire Profile
DIRECTIONS: Circle the score given for each question from the scale below the corresponding question number (in
bold).
Attention from Escape from Attention from Escape from Gain Item or Setting Events
Peers Peers Adults Adults Activity
Questions Questions Questions Questions Questions Questions
5 8 13 4 12 16 2 7 14 1 11 15 3 10 18 6 9 17
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: Total: Total: Total: Total: Total: