Test 2 - FBA Flashcards
When looking outside the person we need to look for ..
ABC
Antecedents
Behaviour
Consequences
Our efforts are more successful if you Look for causes ……. The person
Outside e.g environment
Systematically examine the ABC’s ..
Functional behaviour assessment
FBA
Looking for things that trigger behaviour
Or
Sd’s that reliably predict occurrence
Sets occasion for behaviour
Antecedents
Example of antecedents
Task person doesn’t like
No attention
Time of day
Ect
Behaviour we want a child to do instead of problem behaviour
Replacement behaviour
Reinforcer person gets after behaviour
Maintain behaviour
Consequence
Potential functions of problem behaviour
5
- attention +
- escape +
- Tangible +
- sensory +/-
- Control
Common attention reinforcer
Correcting or redirecting the person Explaining why behaviour is bad Pleading with person to stop Arguing with person Peer laughter
Common escape reinforcer
Sending person away
Allowing person to avoid task
Allowing person to avoid SoCial task
Ignore person
Common tangible reinforcer
Offer something if he/she does right behaviour
Giving what they want so they stop behaviour
Allowing privileges they did not earn
Common sensory reinforcer
Sense - sight/sound/touch
Internal states
What circumstance is behaviour likely to occur ANTECEDENT
The behaviour BEHAVIOUR
What happens after behaviour CONSEQUENCE
HYPOTHESIS
