PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes -Applied Behavior Analysis, Behaviorism, Ethology
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Chapter 28: future challenges for the field and you. Sometimes behv change programs fail or doesn"t correct targ behv quickly as desired. Some professionals still use intuitive process instead of functional assessments in choosing treatment: 2. Ex: staff may b/cm lax if not carefully trained and monitored: these can be improved by enhancing the care with which interventions are designed & implemented. Decrease aggression, addressed each of the reinforcers in sequence: ex: eliminating one reinforcer at a time & rewarding alt. behvs. Multiple baseline design show systematic decreases in prob behv. Behv analysis techniques useful in correcting behv probs & promise prevention of human suffering and prob behvs: ex: interventions preventing teens from developing addictive behvs (train indivs in self management skills) Challenge to justify conducting interventions in relation to financial costs. Cost-benefit ratios extent to which intervention saves more money in the long run than it costs. Most therapy techniques not yet been subjected to cost benefit analysis.
