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Martin, N. T.; Gaffan, E. A.; Williams, T. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Data from the experimental functional analysis of challenging behaviors of 27 individuals with mental retardation were analyzed to assess agreement among three forms of interpretation. Results found that the methods of interpreting function from experimental assessment can give different results and that test-retest reliability of the experimental…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
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Carr, Edward G.; Yarborough, Scott C.; Langdon, Nancy A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
A study involving three individuals (ages 13-20) with developmental disabilities and problem behaviors examined the influential role that unanticipated idiosyncratic stimulus variables play in affecting the outcome of a functional analysis. Guidelines are discussed concerning when to suspect that idiosyncratic stimuli might be acting to influence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Data Interpretation, Developmental Disabilities