Chapter 6: Assessment Of Problem Behavior

Question 1

PROBLEM BEHAVIOR

Answer 1

Actions such as aggression, self-injurious behavior (SIB), property destruction, tantrums, or other behavior that can be dangerous or disruptive. (*Not a core symptom of autism, but high in prevalence.)

Question 2

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS

Answer 2

A process in which antecedents and consequences are manipulated during brief sessions to demonstrate a functional relationship between problem behavior and environmental events.

Question 3

FUNCTIONAL RELATION

Answer 3

Problem behavior happens when and only when a certain contingency is in place.

Question 4

CONTENT OF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS

Answer 4

Purposely arranging one or more text conditions that may evoke problem behavior, and then purposely providing reinforcement following the problem behavior.

Question 5

PURPOSES OF OPEN-ENDED INTERVIEW

Answer 5

1. Discover EOs
2. Discover target responses
3. Discover reinforcers

Question 6

ECOLOGICALLY RELEVANT

Answer 6

Conditions that emulate what happens in the subject’s natural daily environment.

Question 7

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: CONTOL CONDITION

Answer 7

Provide free access to all reinforcers being evaluated in the test condition. If precursors or problem behavior occur, do not change anything.

Question 8

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: TEST CONDITION

Answer 8

Remove all reinforcers present in control condition simultaneously and as quickly as possible. By withholding reinforcers, you creat EOs for them. Present EOs until precursor or problem behavior occurs, then immediately provide all reinforcers briefly.

Question 9

FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING (FCT)

Answer 9

Teaching individuals to appropriately request the reinforcers for their problem behavior.

Question 10

FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION RESPONSE (FCR)

Answer 10

Appropriate request for a synthesized reinforcer.

Question 11

FCT: SCHEDULE THINNING

Answer 11

1. Deny some instances of the FCR
2. Teach an appropriate response to denial
3. Teach alternative responses/activities while waiting for the preferred reinforcer
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Question 12

INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT

Answer 12

Each of the different behaviors (FCR, tolerance, compliance) is reinforced immediately some of the time.

Question 13

UNPREDICTABLE REINFORCEMENT

Answer 13

Subject is not told in advance what behavior will lead to reinforcement.