PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23, 24, 30: Functional Analysis, Reinforcement, Stimulus Control
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Week 10 july 13 th , 2015. Functional assessment: examination of the relationship between (problem) behavior and its antecedents and consequences: what are the causes of the behavior, what function is the behavior serving, various approaches can be taken. Also referred to as self-stimulation or automatic reinforcement. E. g. , the flashes of light one might experience when pressing on one"s eyeball: important implication of functional analysis: Treatment should be based on the function of a behavior, not its form. E. g. , removing reinforcement for child a (attention), for child b focusing on demands placed on behavior: limitations: Functional assessment procedures: interview and questionnaire assessment: Reasons for choosing questionnaire over functional analysis: Don"t take a long time to conduct. Don"t require direct observation of the behavior of interest. Form hypotheses about the antecedent stimuli, motivational variables, and consequences controlling the problem behavior. Major causes of problem behavior: operant, respondent or elicited o. Operant causes of problem behavior: positive reinforcement: social.
