PSY 01316 Lecture 7: Lecture 7 Indirect Methods
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Lecture 7- indirect methods: conducting a fba. Gather information via indirect and descriptive assessments. Develop intervention options based on the function of problem behavior: gathering information. Co(cid:374)duct fu(cid:374)ctio(cid:374)al assess(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449) (cid:449)ith i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s care pro(cid:448)iders: use this information to define target problem behaviors, identify and define potential antecedents and consequences, and to determine what other. Indirect because you do not directly observe the behavior, usually observed by others and should not constitute the entire fba: structured interviews, checklists, rating scales, questionnaires. Can be functio(cid:374)al or (cid:862)(cid:374)o(cid:374)-fu(cid:374)ctio(cid:374)al(cid:863: structured behavioral interviews. Goal: to obtain clear and objective information about the problem behaviors, antecedents and consequences: questionnaires based on function. Motivation assessment scale (mas) by crimmins &durand. Questions about behavioral function (qabf) by vollmer & matson: advantages of indirect fba. Useful source of information for guiding subsequent, more objective assessments. Contribute to hypothesis development regarding the variables that may occasion or maintain problem behavior.
