The Task List and the TCO (Test Content Outline) both include preference assessments. But, they don’t mention reinforcer assessments. Does that mean that reinforcer assessments will not be on the exam?
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A direct assessment, requiring direct observation of a behavior in naturally occurring conditions, to identify the environmental events associated with the behavior in order to hypothesize a function.
Functional behavior assessment activities that directly interact and measure events in the natural setting that correlate with the behavior of interest.
F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
F.3 Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
A comparison of an individual’s behavior to same-age, typically developing peers to determine if a challenging behavior is at problematic levels or appropriate for that age or context. Hint: Not
A direct functional behavior assessment procedure that looks at the complex environmental relationships of every element of an individual’s life to assess physiological, social, and home-based conditions and an individual’s
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F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
F.3 Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
An approach to behavior analytic treatment that eliminates challenging behaviors without building replacement skills in their place.
When the source of reinforcement for a behavior is escaping a socially mediated stimulus that is aversive to the individual.
A test condition in a functional analysis that assesses for the automatic reinforcement function. In this condition, the client is placed alone in a room, or if there is an
FA alone condition (aka: No interaction) Read More
A test condition in a functional analysis that assesses for a socially mediated positive reinforcement function. In this condition the client is initially deprived of attention and attention is delivered
FA contingent attention condition Read More
A test condition in a functional analysis that assesses for the socially mediated negative reinforcement (escape) function. In this condition, a non-preferred demand is presented and removed for a predetermined
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The non-test condition of a functional analysis, against which behavior in the test conditions is compared. In this condition, free time and leisure materials are freely available to the client
FA control condition Read More
A functional assessment activity during which the antecedents and consequences in the client’s natural environment are arranged and systematically manipulated so that their individual effects on challenging behavior can be