Modules 1 - 7

Question 1

Functional Behavior Assessment

Answer 1

A systematic method of assessment for obtaining information about purposes (functions) a behavior serves a person.

Question 2

Functional Analysis

Answer 2

Denotes demonstration of functions relations between environmental variables and behavior through experimentally arranging antecedents and consequences.

Question 3

Brief Functional Analysis

Answer 3

A variation of the standard functional analysis in which only one to two, five to 10 minute, sessions are conducted for each condition.

Question 4

Trial Based Functional Analysis

Answer 4

A variation of the standard functional analysis in which each condition lasts 1 minute in naturally occurring environments. The first condition (1 minute) serves as the test, and the second serves as the control.

Question 5

Punisher Assessment

Answer 5

Aversive stimulus assessments are conducted to identify stimuli that function as punishers.

Question 6

Scatterplot Recording

Answer 6

A procedure for recording the extent to which a target behavior occurs more often at particular times than others.

Question 7

Habituation

Answer 7

A decrease in responsiveness to repeated presentations of a stimuli.

Question 8

Descriptive FBA

Answer 8

Direct observation of problem behavior and the antecedent and consequence events under naturally occurring conditions.

Question 9

Functionally Equivalent

Answer 9

The replacement behavior produces the same change in the environment (consequence) as the challenging behavior.

Question 10

Interview Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis

Answer 10

A variation of the FA, which multiple contingencies are implemented simultaneously when challenging behavior is demonstrated. In the control condition, those same reinforcers are provided contingently and non-contingently.