F02 Determine the Need for Behavior Analytic Services Flashcards
A factor to consider in prioritizing target behaviors for intervention could be
How often the target behavior change affects the person’s life.
That the behavior will address a persistent problem or skill deficit.
The degree of danger to self and others.
Socially significant behaviors can be judged in terms of habilitation, including how the behavior
How the behavior will maximize reinforcement for self and others.
For a behavioral assessment, a narrative recording should be the same as
All the above:
An anecdotal recording
An ABC recording
A descriptive analysis
Generally, a scatter plot
Can be helpful when the target behavior occurs infrequently.
Captures the frequency of behavior but not antecedents or consequences.
May involve a teacher recording occurrences of the target behavior.
Before performing a formal or informal behavioral assessment, the behavior analyst must be sure he/she has
The authority and permission to do so.
A factor that impacts the social significance of a target behavior is whether the behavior
Help achieve the goal, even though the behavior change is not the actual goal.
Will be reinforced in the natural environment.
Is a prerequisite for other functional skills.
Will increase access to environments with more opportunity for learning.
Behaviors of social significance include
Behaviors that may restrict access to educational, residential, or community settings.
Terms for a procedure to determine the function of a behavior by experimentally controlling the independent variables and measuring the target behavior include
Functional analysis, experimental analysis, analogue assessment, and in-situ hypothesis testing
A factor that would increase the priority for target behaviors for intervention is
The effect of the change on significant others.
How the change affects continued development and independent function.
The reduction in negative or unwanted attention.
How the change affects the overall reinforcement for the person.
For a behavioral assessment, a narrative recording should be the same as
A descriptive analysis
The primary ways of obtaining information for a behavioral assessment are
Interviews, checklists, tests, direct observation
The most important question in selecting a behavior for change is,
To what extent will this change improve the person’s life?
If the name of the assessment procedure includes ABC, then
It requires direct observation of the client behavior and recording the antecedent, behavior, and consequence.
If the name of the assessment includes “description” or “descriptive” then the assessment procedure
Will include direct observation of the client behavior.
Three distinct approaches to determine the function of a behavior are
Direct assessments, indirect assessments, and functional analyses
