Relative Contributions of Three Descriptive Methods: Implications for Behavioral Assessment

Pence, Sacha T.; Roscoe, Eileen M.; Bourret, Jason C.; Ahearn, William H.

doi:10.1901/jaba.2009.42-425

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“…It is worth noting that the results of the current study are inconsistent with published research that has employed descriptive assessments of physical activity (e.g., Brown et al, 2009), which suggests that contexts that include fixed equipment produce lower levels of MVPA than outdoor toys and open space. The lack of correspondence between descriptive analyses and experimental analyses of problem behavior has been reported in the literature (e.g., Pence, Roscoe, Bourret, & Ahearn, 2009), but a direct comparison of physical activity assessment methods is needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn.…”

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The Effect of Outdoor Activity Context on Physical Activity in Preschool Children

Hustyi¹,

Normand²,

Larson³

et al. 2012

J of App Behav Analysis

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The purpose of the current study was to develop and test a method for assessing the effect of outdoor activity context on level of physical activity in preschool children. The observational system for recording physical activity in children was used to define the test conditions and various levels of physical activity within a multielement design. In general, all participants were fairly sedentary during the analysis. The fixed playground equipment condition produced the most moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a finding that does not correspond to the descriptive assessment literature on childhood physical activity.

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The Effect of Outdoor Activity Context on Physical Activity in Preschool Children

Hustyi¹,

Normand²,

Larson³

et al. 2012

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…Hall, 2005). Similarly, a number of studies have demonstrated that the outcomes of descriptive analyses rarely match the outcomes of functional analyses (Hall, 2005;Lerman & Iwata, 1993;Mace & Lalli, 1991;Pence, Roscoe, Bourret, & Ahearn, 2009;Piazza et al, 2003;St. Peter et al, 2005;Thompson & Iwata, 2007).…”

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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

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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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“…Tem sido evidenciada a importância de procedimentos de análise funcional experimental para o embasamento de planejamentos eficazes de intervenções de tratamento baseado em evidências para o SIB (Dixon, Vogel, & Tarbox, 2012; em contraposição a estudos que demonstraram a menor eficácia de métodos indiretos ou descritivos de avaliação funcional (Alter, Conroy, Mancil, & Haydon, 2008;Lang et al, 2009;Pence, Roscoe, Bourret, & Ahearn, 2009;Sasso et al, 1992;Tarbox et al, 2009;Thompson & Iwata, 2007). O presente estudo atingiu seu propósito ao demonstrar a efetividade de procedimentos de reforçamento não contingente e treino de mando planejados com base nos resultados de uma análise funcional experimental, visando à redução do SIB em um indivíduo com deficiência severa.…”

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Redução De Comportamento Autolesivo Em Uma Criança Com Diagnóstico De Autismo Utilizando Reforçamento Não Contingente E Treino De Ma

Garcia¹,

Oliveira²

2016

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RESUMOO estudo buscou verificar a efetividade de um tratamento planejado com base em análise funcional experimental, visando reduzir o comportamento autolesivo [SIB] de um adolescente de 13 anos com transtorno do espectro de autismo, associado a deficiência intelectual, atendido em uma instituição brasileira. O procedimento envolveu expor o participante alternadamente a quatro condições que poderiam estabelecer ocasiões para a ocorrência de SIB, com registro da freqüência de respostas autolesivas. A intervenção foi realizada a partir da identificação da manutenção do comportamento por fuga. Foram planejados alguns procedimentos específicos destacando o reforçamento não contingente [NCR] e treino de mando no ambiente escolar, obtendo-se significativa redução da frequência de SIB. Conclui-se que procedimentos implementados a partir de análise funcional experimental mostram-se efetivos para a redução de SIB.Palavras-chave: comportamento autolesivo, autismo, análise funcional experimental, reforçamento não contingente, treino de mando. ABSTRACTThe study aimed to verify the effectiveness of a treatment based on experimental functional analysis in order to reduce the self-injurious behavior [ SIB ] in a 13 year old adolescent with autism spectrum disorder associated with intellectual disability, who attended a Brazilian institution. The experimental functional analysis procedure involved exposing the participant alternately to four conditions that could establish occasions for the occurrence of SIB, with the record of frequency of self-injurious responses. The intervention was developed based on the identification that the participant's SIB was maintained by escape from demand. The intervention involved some specific non-contingent reinforcement [NCR] procedures, and mand training at school. Experimental functional analysis procedures showed to be effective in identifying SIB function, and in fostering its reduction through appropriate procedures.

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Relative Contributions of Three Descriptive Methods: Implications for Behavioral Assessment

Cited by 68 publications

References 12 publications

The Effect of Outdoor Activity Context on Physical Activity in Preschool Children

The Effect of Outdoor Activity Context on Physical Activity in Preschool Children

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

Redução De Comportamento Autolesivo Em Uma Criança Com Diagnóstico De Autismo Utilizando Reforçamento Não Contingente E Treino De Ma

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