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Three distinct approaches to determine the fucntion of behavior are

Direct assessments, indirect assessments, and functional analyses

For a behavioral assessment, a narrative recording should be the same as

an anecdotal recording; an ABC recording; a descriptive analysis

Behaviors of social significance include

behaviors that may restrict access to educational, residential, or community settings

Generally, a scatter plot

can be helpful when the target behavior occurs infrequently; may involve a teacher recording occurences of the target behavior; captures the frequency of behavior but not antecedents or consequences

Terms for a procedure to determine the funciton of a behavior by experimentally controlling the independent variables and measuring the target behavior include

funcitonal analysis, experimental analysis, analogue assessment, and in-situ hypothesis testing

A factor that would increase the priority for target behaviors for intervention is

how the change affects continued development and independent functioning; the reduction in negative or unwanted attention; the probability that the target will successfully maintain after services end; how the change affects overall reinforcement for the person

An anecdotal assessment is a type of

indirect assessment

The primary ways of obtaining information for a behavioral assessments are

interviews, checklists, tests, and direct observation

If the name of the asessment procedure includes ABC, then

it requires direct observation of the client behavior and recording the antecedent, behavior, and consequence

Before performing a formal or informal behavioral assessment, the behavior analyst must be sure to have

the authority and permission to do so

A factor to consider in prioritizing target behaviors for an intervention could be

the degree of danger to self and others; how often the target behavior change affects the persons life; that the behavior will address a persistent problem or skill deficit

The most important question in selecting a behavior for change is

to what extent will this change improve the persons life?

If the name of the assessment includes "description" or "descriptive" then the assessment procedure

will include direct observation of the client behavior

A factor that impacts the social significance of a target behavior is whether the behavior

will increase access to environments with more opportunities for learning; will be reinforced in the natural environment; is a prerequiste for other functional skills

Socially significant behaviors can be judges in terms of habilitation, including how the behavior

will maximize reinforcement for self and others