bds H.1 part 1
An operational (behavioral) definition should
(all of the above) Incorrect Option(s) -refer only to observable characteristics of the behavior. -be clearly written and easily readable by a general audience. -delineate what counts as a response and what does not.
Staff have been measuring the frequency of head-hitting of a particular resident. They have noted a decrease in head-hitting but the resident continues to have open face wounds. Staff have recently noted that there are also self-inflicted scratch wounds on the resident's face. Instead of head-hitting, staff should be measuring
any contact between the resident's head and hand or another surface that could produce injury if repeated.
A topographical definition of behavior is one that identifies instances of a target behavior by its
appearance or form.
An operational (behavioral) definition should
be clearly written and easily readable by a general audience.
An operational (behavioral) definition should
delineate what counts as a response and what does not.
A topographical definition should be used when
each occurrence of the behavior does not produce the same outcome.
Behaviors can be defined
functionally or topographically.
Self-injury keeps changing forms. The original target behavior was head hitting. Three more self-injurious behaviors have been added. A functional assessment indicates an attention (from nurse) function. Consider defining the behavior
functionally.
An advantage of functional definitions of behavior over topographical definitions is that functional definitions
include all of the behaviors in a response class.
An operational (behavioral) definition should
refer only to observable characteristics of the behavior.
A child who loves to eat cookies steals them everywhere. Which would be the best definition?
taking cookies without permission
A topographical definition should be used when
the function of a behavior is unknown or cannot be observed.
A topographical definition should be used when
the relevant outcome is produced by undesirable variations of a response.
A functional definition of behavior is one that identifies instances of a target behavior by its
typical outcome.
An advantage of functional definitions of behavior over topographical definitions is that functional definitions
typical outcome.all of the above) Incorrect Option(s) -encompass all relevant forms of a response class. -focus intervention on the variables that control the behavior. -allow for more accurate measurement of a response class.
