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False-Positive Tangible Outcomes of Functional Analyses
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Rooker, Griffin W.; Iwata, Brian A.; Harper, Jill M.; Fahmie, Tara A.; Camp, Erin M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Functional analysis (FA) methodology is the most precise method for identifying variables that maintain problem behavior. Occasionally, however, results of an FA may be influenced by idiosyncratic sensitivity to aspects of the assessment conditions. For example, data from several studies suggest that inclusion of a tangible condition during an FA…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Reinforcement, Identification, Research Methodology
Sequential Modification and the Identification of Instructional Components Occasioning Self-Injurious Behavior
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Reed, Derek D.; Luiselli, James K.; Morizio, Lindsey C.; Child, Stephanie N. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2010
The present study describes a case of a 9-year-old girl diagnosed on the autism spectrum who averaged nearly 1200 hand-to-head self-injuries (+attempts) per school day. Given the resources of the school and the significance of the self-injurious behavior (SIB), analog functional analysis is not possible. Moreover, functional assessment results…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Identification