Unit 4 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Identify functional relations &guide tx development
Purpose of functional assessment
Indirect assessment
Descriptive assessment
Structured descriptive assessment
Functional analysis
4 types of functional assessments
Assessment of bx that is removed from time &place from actual occurrence of bx
Indirect assessment(IA)
Motivation assessment scale Questions about behavioral function Functional analysis interview form Problem bx questionnaire FAST
5 common forms of indirect assessment
Method of obtaining hypothesis not clear Limited on idiosyncratic variables Reliance on recollection Poor inter-rater agreement Poor convergent validity
5 indirect assessment of limitations
Use as part of direct observation
Include open-ended questions
Use multiple informants
3 recommendations for IA use
Observing individuals in natural environment by noting events before &after bx
Descriptive assessment(DA)
Narrative recording Open-ended ABC Coded ABC Scatterplot Structured descriptive assessment
5common forms of descriptive assessment
Correlational nature of data
Reactivity
Sample of bx may be inadequate
Poor convergent validity
4 descriptive assessment limitations
Methodology for arranging environmental variables to compare levels of bx in test &control conditions
Functional analysis (FA)
Determines true functional relations
May reveal tx effects
2 of benefitsFA
May not include relevant test conditions
May not identify situational features occasioning problem bx
Potential for iatrogenic effects
Complex, time and labor intensive
4 limitationsof FA
No clear difference between test & control conditions
Undifferentiated FA
Multiple control
Automatic SR+
Discrimination issues
Relevant variables not tested
4 possible causes of undifferentiated FAs
Rule out biological/medical events
Limit pre-session access to reinforcers
2 FA best practice techniques before analysis
Used fixed sequences
Use different SDs for each condition
Wait for problem bx to end before next session
No or low-preference toys in attn & alone conditions
Use intrinsic items
5 FA best practice techniques during analysis
Graph topographies separately
Graph responding during relevant MO only
Structured criteria
3 FA best practice techniques for data interpretation
Location
Divided attention
Difficulty of demands
Conditioned correlated stimuli
3 antecedent modifications to clarify FA results
Type of attn delivered
Which bx’s receive consequences
2 consequence modifications to clarify FA results
Pairwise
Session duration
Extended alone
3 design modifications to clarify FA results
Antecedents
Consequences
MO effects
Person variables
4 categories of idiosyncratic variables
Diverted attention
Attention, but only from certain individuals
2 antecedent idiosyncratic variables
Unrelated to typically tested behavioral functions
Consequence idiosyncratic variables
Problem bx high in a condition when certain MOs are in effect
Motivational operation(MO)effects
