Dana Do’s: Six Direct Assessment Methods
Looking to review direct assessment methods? PTB founder Dana Meller gets right to it with this quick explainer.
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F. Behavior Assessment
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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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Descriptive FBA
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.
6th Edition TCO
Direct FBA
Functional behavior assessment activities that directly interact and measure events in the natural setting that correlate with the behavior of interest.
5th Edition Task List
F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
6th Edition TCO
F.3 Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
Discrepancy analysis
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
Ecological assessment
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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5th Edition Task List
F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
6th Edition TCO
F.3 Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
Eliminative approach
An approach to behavior analytic treatment that eliminates challenging behaviors without building replacement skills in their place.
Escape function
When the source of reinforcement for a behavior is escaping a socially mediated stimulus that is aversive to the individual.
6th Edition TCO
FA alone condition (aka: No interaction)
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
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6th Edition TCO
FA contingent attention condition
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
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6th Edition TCO
FA contingent escape condition
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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6th Edition TCO
FA control condition
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
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