A behavior is assumed to be maintained by __________ _________ only after social reinforcers have
been ruled out - automatic reinforcement
Behaviors that directly terminate aversive stimulation are therefore maintained by ________ _________
that is an automatic outcome of the response - negative reinforcement
_________ ________ _________ can account for behaviors that are either appropriate or harmful -
Automatic negative reinforcement
________ enables hypotheses about the relations among specific types of environmental events and
behaviors - FBA
FBA's are designed to obtain information about the ________ (________) a behavior serves for a person
- purposes; functions
, What is used to identify the type and source of reinforcement for challenging behaviors as the basis for
intervention to decrease the occurrences of those behaviors? - FBA
3 strategic approaches of an FBA - Alter antecedent variables, alter consequent variables, teach
alternative behaviors
What is the overarching term for the type of assessment used to hypothesize the relations among
environmental events and behaviors? - FBA
3 methods of an FBA - Functional (experimental) analysis, descriptive assessments, indirect assessment
What is the ONLY method of an FBA that allows practitioners to confirm hypotheses regarding functional
relations between problem behavior and environmental events?
What method is being used when antecedents and consequences representing those in the person's
natural environment are arranged so that their separate effects on problem behavior can be observed
and measured? - Functional analysis
functional analysis is also known as ______ - Analog
In an FA, the _________ and ________ similar to those occurring in the natural routines are presented in
a _______ manner, but the analysis is not conducted in the context of naturally occurring routines -
antecedents; consequences; systematic
4 conditions presented in a FA - 3 test conditions and 1 control condition
3 test conditions presented in an FA - attention, escape, alone
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