FRHD 3150 Lecture Notes - Stimulus Control, Reinforcement, Functional Analysis
19 Apr 2013
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Functional assessment: refers to a set of information gathering strategies to examine what precedes the target behaviour, what follows it, attempt to identify patterns, questionnaire assessment. Functional assessment screen tool (fast: observational assessment, manipulate the person"s environment and observe the effect on behaviour. Factors associated with problem behaviours: positive reinforcement: problem behaviours maintained by: Factors associated with problem behaviours: negative reinforcement (taking away aversive stimuli) Seen a lot with little children when they like to watch things flush down the toilet: social negative reinforcement, self-stimulatory negative reinforcement, nonsocial negative reinforcement. Some origins of problem behaviours: medical conditions, genetics. Assessment procedure: define the target behaviour and goal in precise behavioural terms. Are there people who might hinder the program: determine the baseline. Identify current stimulus control (stimuli that either deter or increase the behaviour) Identify consequences that may be maintaining the behaviour. If you are increasing a behaviour with reinforcement. If you"re developing a new behaviour, will you use:
