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Response Patterns in Functional Analyses: a Preliminary Analysis

Functional assessment procedures have proven effective in identifying the operant contingencies that maintain problem behavior. Typically, the evaluation of responding during functional analyses is conducted at the condition level. However, some variables affecting occurrences of behavior cannot be evaluated solely through the use of a cross-session analysis. Evaluating within-session patterns of responding may provide information about variables such as extinction bursts, discriminative stimuli, and motivating operations such as deprivation and satiation. The current study was designed to identify some typical response patterns that are generated when data are displayed across and within sessions of functional analyses, discuss some variables that may cause these trends, and evaluate the utility of within-session analyses. Results revealed that several specific patterns of responding were identified for both across- and within-session analyses, which may be useful in clarifying the function of behavior.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149594
Date08 1900
CreatorsGibson, Christine M.
ContributorsSmith, Richard G. (Richard Gordon), 1956-, Vaidya, Manish, Ingvarsson, Einar
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Gibson, Christine M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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