F Flashcards
What are 6 things to consider before starting an FBA
Severity of the problem behavior
Frequency of problem behavior
Potential for harm to client or others
Environmental variables, setting
Time, Staffing, and monetary constraints
Alternative ways to provide effective implementation
What does FERB stand for
Functionally Equivalent Replacement Behavior
What does prioritizing socially significant goals mean
Selecting what goals are most important to address first (safety)
How do you assess if making changes to a target behavior is socially valid
prerequisite for a useful skill
will the behavior increase the client’s access to environments where other important behaviors can be learned?
Will changing the behavior predispose others to interact with the client?
If the target behavior is reduced or eliminated what behavior will replace it?
How do you Identify socially significant goals
what goals are important to the person firstly, those close to them second, society third
things that a client wants to do better, has not yet accomplished, want to feel more confident while doing
skill deficit
things that a client does well, has already mastered, feels confident doing
skill strengths
A type of procedure that is used to determine what types of stimuli a person prefers
preference assessment
Preference assessment
open-ended questions, choice format, and/or ranking
Direct Questions
Preference assessment
Stimuli are presented one at a time and the person’s behavior(s) toward each one is recorded
Single Choice
Preference Assessment
Two stimuli are presented to a person and the person’s choice is recorded. All possible combinations of pairs are presented
Paired choice
Preference Assessment
Array of stimuli are presented and the person selects which one they want most. This stimulus is removed from the array and the other stimuli are rearranged and the process is repeated.
Multiple Stimulus without replacement
Preference assessment
an array of stimuli are presented and the person selects which one they want most. This stimulus remains in the array and the other stimuli are replaced with new stimuli
Multiple stimulus with replacement
What are the four functions of behavior
sensory/automatic
escape/avoidance
attention/connection
tangibles/attaining
A function of behavior where the person engages in the behavior regardless if other people are around or not because it feels good, helps with regulation
Sensory/automatic
A function of behavior where a person engages in a behavior in order to reduce pain, frustration, anxiety, or otherwise get away from an unpleasant stimulus or situation
escape/avoidance
A function of behavior where a person engages in a behavior in order to interact with another person
Attention/Connection
A function of behavior where a person engages in a behavior in order to gain access to an activity or something they want, need, or are interested in
tangibles/attaining
What type of FBA is information gathered from sources with no direct observations
Indirect FBA
What type of FBA is information gathered from direct observations in naturally occurring settings
Descriptive FBA
What type of FBA is information gathered from direct observations in experimentally controlled settings
Functional Analysis (experimental)
What type of condition happens in everyday life that has not been systematically arranged
Naturally Occurring conditions
FA Key Features: repeated measures, multiple test conditions
Best Uses: Few constraints on assessments
Full FA
FA Key Features: Abbreviated sessions (number and duration)
Best Uses: Limited assessment time
Brief FA
FA Key Features: test and control for only one function
Best Uses: specific function suspected
Single-function test
FA Key Features: Repeated alone sessions
Best Uses: Automatic reinforcement suspected
Alone series
FA Key Features: FA of correlated behaviors
Best Uses: High Risk behaviors
Precursor FA
FA Key Features: sessions terminated after first response
Best Uses: High Risk Behavior
Latency FA
FA Key Features: Assessment imbedded in ongoing activities
Best Uses: Limited environmental control
Trial-based FA
What condition involves freely available reinforcement and is introduced in an FA because low rates of behavior are expected. (unless a function is potentially automatic)
Control condition/play
What condition involves contingent attention and is introduced in a functional analysis to help determine if a behavior is maintained by attention
Attention Condition
What condition involves contingent attention and is introduced in a functional analysis to help determine if a behavior is maintained by escape/avoidance
Escape Condition
What condition involves contingent attention and is introduced in a functional analysis to help determine if a behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement
Alone Condition
What method of a FA does the observer record antecedents, behaviors, and concequences
Direct Observation
What method of a FA involves interviews and questionnaires
Informant methods
What method of a FA are the antecedents and consequences are manipulated to understand their effects
Functional Analysis
The ______ ______ of a behavior will be bsed on assessment results an will include one of the functions of behavior
hypothesized function
What types of information is gathered in an interview
the behaviors location, antecedents, consequences, time of day, etc
What are the 3 typical test conditions in a fa
Contingent Attention, Contingent Escape, Alone
What are considered the 5 categorical functions of behavior
social positive reinforcement
tangible reinforcement
automatic positive reinforcement
Social Negative reinforcement
Automatic Negative reinforcement
What Functional analysis should be used for high levels of self-injurous behaviors
latency FA
What is a limitation of fa
the assessment process may temporarily increase or strengthen problem behavior
Understanding the environmental variable and providing correlational data is information obtained through
descriptive assessment
Joe is completing a fba. The caregiver believes he knows when and where the behavior occurs, but isn’t able to describe the behavior accurately. What FA procedure should be considered first
Narrative Recording
What preference assessment consists of presenting an array of stimulus items, allowing the child to choose and then replacing the new item
MSO
What data collection would be used during a descriptive FBA
ABC narrative recording
a bcba observes a new client and writes down what he can and can’t do. the goals are written based on the current abilities. What type of assessment did he use
strength-based assessment
“Ms. Jones shared the student engages in aggression. she reported swearing in class was daily.” this is an example of
Behavioral interview
What is the order that a functional behavior assessment should be conducted
Indirect functional assessment, descriptive functional assessment, functional analysis
lee wants to learn why his client exhibits physical aggression. Using descriptive measurement, how can he represent data
Scatterplot
A behavior analysist is told a behavior is maintained by removal of non-preferred tasks but when she does abc continuous recording the ba doesn’t observe it. what should she do next
narrative recording to see if contingencies are in place out of the immediate stimuli preceding and following the behavior
