Lecture 3

Question 1

What is a Functional Behavior Assessment?

Answer 1

An assessment of a persons behavior which focuses on environmental variables and their effects on behavior.

Question 2

Carrying out an FBA results in H_________ about behavior and its causes. The goal is determined the F_______ of B_______

Answer 2

1. Hypothesis
2. Function
3. Behavior

Question 3

Name the 4 Functions of Behavior:

Answer 3

1. Attention
2. Escape
3. Tangible
4. Automatic/Sensory

Question 4

Why is the Function of behavior important?

Answer 4

1. Tells us what is causing/maintaining the behavior

2. Can use it to form our Function Based Intervention

Question 5

A________ :

1. From others
2. ________ Reinforcement

Answer 5

1. Attention
2. Positive Reinforcement
   Example: Peer Laughter in class

Question 6

T_______ :

1. access to item/food/activity
2. ________ Reinforcement

Answer 6

1. Tangible
2. Positive Reinforcement
   Example: Favorite toy, food or activity

Question 7

E_____ :

1. Getting away from/Avoiding a task
2. ________ Reinforcement

Answer 7

1. Escape
2. Negative Reinforcement
   Example: Leaving class after misbehaving

Question 8

S______ / A________ :

1. Physical sensation from engaging in behavior
2. ________ / ________ Reinforcement

Answer 8

1. Sensory/Automatic
2. Positive/Negative Reinforcement
   Example: Playing with hair because of the sensation it causes

Question 9

Why are Sd’s important in the Functions of behavior?

Answer 9

The Sd sets the availability for reinforcement and evoke the behavior

Question 10

Name the 2 Methods of FBA’s:
1.
2.

Answer 10

1. Indirect Methods

2. Direct Methods

Question 11

Direct Methods:

Answer 11

Directly Observing the target behavior

Question 12

Indirect Methods

Answer 12

Does not involve directly observing the behavior

Question 13

What is the ONE Indirect Method? and what does this include?

Answer 13

Indirect Assessments form hypothesis from gathering information from others that see the target behavior, this can be:
1. Interviews 
2. rating scales/questionnaires
3. Review of existing records 
and is the easiest.

Question 14

What are the Direct Methods? and what do they include?

Answer 14

Descriptive Assessments and Experimental Functional Assessments.
Descriptive Assessments is when you observe the persons behavior in the natural environment and behaviors are recorded as they happen.
An Experimental Functional Assessment tests the variables that cause/maintain behaviors.