PSYC 171 Chapter 2: P171-CH2
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Behavioral assessment: measuring of target behavior(s) in behavior modi cation. Helps you determine if treatment is necessary. Determine if behavior modi cation helped. Indirect assessment: interview, questionnaires, and rating scales to obtain information on target behavior. Obtained from individual of others around individual. Direct assessment: observe/reward behavior as it occurs. Steps to a behavior modi cation: de ne target behavior, determine logistics of recording, choose a recording method, instrument. Clear and precise de nition of target behavior. Does not infer to internal states (which cannot be observed) Interobserver reliability: (ioa) aka inter observer agreement --> two people independently observe the same behavior and both record that the behavior occurred. Target behavior is typically observed by someone other than the individual displaying the behavior --> a professional or someone in the client"s life. Self-monitoring: when a client observes/reocrds the target behavior in themselves. Observation period: a speci c period of time in which the observer records target behavior.
