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| See anecdotal observation. |
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| A form of direct, continuous observation in which the observer records a descriptive, temporally sequenced account of all behavior(s) of interest and the antecedent conditions and consequences for those behaviors as those events occur in the client |
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| provides descriptions of specific skills (usually in hierarchical order) and the conditions under which each skill should be observed. |
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| A form of assessment that includes indirect and direct procedures such as interviews, checklists, and tests to identify and define the specific target behavior. In addition to identifying behavior(s) to change, comprehensive behavioral assessment can uncover functional relations between variables; it provides context on the resources, assets, significant others, compet-ing contingencies, maintenance and generalization factors, and reinforcers (or punishers) that can be combined to improve the efficiency of an intervention. |
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| a behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus control |
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| an assessment that acknowledges complex interrelationships between environment and behavior, obtains data across multiple settings and persons |
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| function-based definition |
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| Designates responses as members of the targeted response class solely in terms of their common effect on the environment. |
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| when a person's repertoire has been changed such that short- and long-term reinforcers are maximized and short- and long-term punishers are minimized. The potential meaningfulness of any behavior change should be judged within this context. |
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| the philosophy, principle, and belief that people with disabilities should, to the maximum extent possible, be physically and socially integrated into the mainstream of society regardless of the degree or type of disability; use progressively more typical settings and procedures to help them be as normal as possible |
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| a behavior that, when learned, produces corresponding modifications or co-variation in other untrained behaviors |
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| Effects of an observation and measurement procedure on the behav-ior being measured. |
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| Relevance of Behavior Rule |
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| only behaviors likely to produce reinforcement in the person's natural environment should be targeted for change |
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| Refers to the extent to which target behaviors are appropriate, intervention procedures are acceptable, and important and significant changes in target and collateral behaviors are produced. |
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| The response class selected for intervention; can be defined either functionally or topographically. |
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| The physical form or shape of a behavior. |
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| topography-based definition |
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| Defines instances of the targeted response class by the shape or form of the behavior. |
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| Indirect Functional Assessment |
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| structured interviews, checklists, rating scales, or questionnaires used to obtain information from people who are familiar with the person exhibiting the problem behavior; used to identify conditions or events in the natural environment that correlate with the problem behavior |
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| Assessment procedures that provide information about a persons behavior as they occur. Test and direct observations. |
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