PSYB45H3 Chapter 13: Chapter 13 txtbook
19 Apr 2011
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Chapter 13: understanding problem behaviours through functional assessment. c: got his toy back (reinforcing: treatment : a: kids take his toys b: ask it back c: got his toy back. a: kids take his toys b: bang head etc c: don"t get his toys back (extinction) c: mom"s pays attention: treatment (similar to jacob): a: mo m not paying attention b: ask for her mother"s attention c: mother"s pay attention (similar to jacob in extinction too) behaviour is lawful (is f(x) of environmental variables) respondent behaviour controlled by antecedent stimuli ; operant behaviour controlled by antecedent & Thus, functional assessment is the process of gathering info about the antecedents. & consequences that are functionally related to the occurrences of a problem behaviour. also provides info about antecedent stimulus including time, place, people present , and nay environmental event im mediately preceding the behaviour.
