PSYC 4030 Study Guide - Final Guide: Inter-Rater Reliability, Naturalistic Observation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4030
• Professor: Sharon Armstrong

Document Summary

Because is gathers information to clairfy the problem, set initial goals, design target behaviours, identify maintaining conditions and then design a treatment plan and monitor the client"s progress assessment focuses on current, rather than past problems. Behavioural assessment procedures are used to gather information relevant to clarifying clients problems, setting goals, selecting and designing target behaviours, identifying the maintaining conditions of the target behaviours, designing a treatment plan and monitoring client progress. What are the 6 aims of assessment? (recall steps of bt from last class) The 8 most frequently used behavioural assessment methods are: Direct self-report inventory self-recording checklist/rating scale systematic naturalistic observation simulated observation role-playing physiological measurement. The least often used practice os physiological measurement. The particular modes of behaviopur assessed and the methods used depend on the nature of the problem and on practical considerations. Also, each method has its particular strengths and limitations, so using multiple methods yields a balanced assessment.