Combining descriptive and functional analysis logic to evaluate idiosyncratic variables maintaining aggression

Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.

doi:10.1002/bin.176

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“…However, we did not assess the degree to which the various FBA methods might be used in combination, so these data do not necessarily imply that informant and descriptive assessments are not being used in combination with functional analyses. For example, descriptive assessments might well be used to identify the kinds of variables to manipulate in a functional analysis (see Borrero, Vollmer, & Borrero, ). Still, because respondents indicated using informant and descriptive assessments more often than functional analyses, one could conclude that informant and descriptive methods are at least sometimes used alone to identify the function of behavior.…”

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A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice

Oliver¹,

Pratt²,

Normand³

2015

J of App Behav Analysis

126

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To gather information about the functional behavior assessment (FBA) methods behavior analysts use in practice, we sent a web-based survey to 12,431 behavior analysts certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Ultimately, 724 surveys were returned, with the results suggesting that most respondents regularly use FBA methods, especially descriptive assessments. Moreover, the data suggest that the majority of students are being formally taught about the various FBA methods and that educators are emphasizing the range of FBA methods in their teaching. However, less than half of the respondents reported using functional analyses in practice, although many considered descriptive assessments and functional analyses to be the most useful FBA methods. Most respondents reported using informant and descriptive assessments more frequently than functional analyses, and a majority of respondents indicated that they "never" or "almost never" used functional analyses to identify the function of behavior.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice

Oliver¹,

Pratt²,

Normand³

2015

J of App Behav Analysis

126

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“…Five articles (11.9% of sample) described variations in instructional style. Borrero, Vollmer, and Borrero () evaluated the extent to which abrasive instructions (i.e., exclamatory intonations, increased volume, and tense facial expression) versus pleasant instructions (i.e., smiling with a relaxed facial expression) evoked problem behavior for one individual after an initial functional analysis yielded unclear results. Elevated levels of problem behavior were observed with abrasive instructions.…”

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Idiosyncratic Variables That Affect Functional Analysis Outcomes: A Review (2001–2010)

Schlichenmeyer

Roscoe

Rooker

et al. 2013

J of App Behav Analysis

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Although typical functional analyses often produce clear outcomes, some studies have reported ambiguous results that cannot be interpreted. Such undifferentiated outcomes may occur if test conditions do not include relevant antecedent or consequent events. Clinicians then may try to modify the functional analysis conditions to include those events. Hanley, Iwata, and McCord (2003) reviewed the functional analysis literature through the year 2000 and described idiosyncratic variables included in modified functional analyses. The objective of the present review was to present a quantitative analysis of idiosyncratic antecedents and consequences in modified functional analyses during the past decade (2001 to 2010). We discuss the range of stimulus parameters tested and the assessment strategies used for informing the modified analysis conditions.

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“…Other studies have demonstrated that manipulating the style with which prompts are delivered (Borrero, Vollmer, & Borrero, 2004;Peyton, Lindauer, & Richman, 2005) and the way in which corrective feedback is provided (Ebanks & Fisher, 2003) can abolish the aversiveness of demands. For example, Peyton et al demonstrated that altering the how directive prompts were (e.g., from "show me the X" to "I wonder where the X is") successfully reduced escape maintained problem behavior in a 10 year old girl with autism.…”

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The Motivating Operation and Negatively Reinforced Problem Behavior

2013

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The concept of motivational operations exerts an increasing influence on the understanding and assessment of problem behavior in people with intellectual and developmental disability. In this systematic review of 59 methodologically robust studies of the influence of motivational operations in negative reinforcement paradigms in this population, we identify themes related to situational and biological variables that have implications for assessment, intervention, and further research. There is now good evidence that motivational operations of differing origins influence negatively reinforced problem behavior, and that these might be subject to manipulation to facilitate favorable outcomes. There is also good evidence that some biological variables warrant consideration in assessment procedures as they predispose the person's behavior to be influenced by specific motivational operations. The implications for assessment and intervention are made explicit with reference to variables that are open to manipulation or that require further research and conceptualization within causal models.

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Combining descriptive and functional analysis logic to evaluate idiosyncratic variables maintaining aggression

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice

A survey of functional behavior assessment methods used by behavior analysts in practice

Idiosyncratic Variables That Affect Functional Analysis Outcomes: A Review (2001–2010)

The Motivating Operation and Negatively Reinforced Problem Behavior

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