Chapter 7- Functional Assessment and Analysis

Question 0

What are setting events?

Answer 0

Events which change the value of a consequence

Question 1

Why do people behave the way they do?

Answer 1

Because it serves a purpose

Question 2

Form of behavior

Answer 2

What we see, or the topography of the behavior. It can be measured quantitatively

Question 3

Function of Behavior

Answer 3

to make a desired change in the environment

Question 4

Six functions served by behavior

Answer 4

Gaining attention
Gaining a tangible object
Gain sensory stimulation

Allow individuals to get away from a situation that they may find unpleasant or aversive
Escape from internal pain or discomfort

Question 5

Behavior Support Plan

Answer 5

Helps caregivers and educators detailed agreed-upon sets of procedures for changing inappropriate behavior.

Question 6

Functional Assessment

Answer 6

A set of information-gathering strategies and instruments

Question 7

Functional Analysis

Answer 7

A strategy of manipulating the student’s environment and observing the effect of the student’s behavior.

Question 8

How do you gather information for a functional assessment?

Answer 8

By asking questions about a pattern of events or behaviors that consistently precede the occurrence of a behavior, asking if there is a pattern of events that consistently follow the occurrence of a behavior and who engages in these behaviors.

Question 9

Analog Environment

Answer 9

Observations can be made under artificial conditions. An environment that is not natural

Question 10

Controlled analog setting

Answer 10

Behavior may not be exposed to the same variables found in the natural environment