F-03 Identify & Prioritize Socially Significant Behavior-Change Goals Rated A+

F-03 Identify & Prioritize Socially Significant Behavior-Change Goals Rated A+ When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should ask, (all of the above) - 1. who will benefit from this change? 2. why should this behavior be changed? 3. will this change improve the individual's life experience? Generalized imitation is important to teach early learners, as it is a behavioral cusp that allows learners to contact new and different contingencies of reinforcement. An elementary school student has been removed from the general education environment and placed in special education because he is often disruptive in class and is falling behind academically. What is the best target behaviors to facilitate success on academic programs? correct responses on academic tasks A behavior analyst is developing a home and community support program for a young adult with autism. The young man's mother wants him to stop playing with children's toys. She wants him to play sports and participate in hobbies more typical of his age group. The behavior analyst should conduct a preference assessment using a selection of age-appropriate leisure activities that he might like. Which of the following should be considered when deciding which target behaviors should be given priority in intervention? whether the behavior change will increase the rate or overall amount of reinforcement an individual is able to reliably access When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should ask, will this change improve the individual's life experience? A boy with autism who carries stuffed animals around is turning twelve and kids at school have started to tease him about it. Attempts to get him to put his animals away have lead him to obsessively guard them and avoid situations with other children. The behavior analyst should allow hm to keep his stuff animals, discreetly if necessary, and reinforce more age-typical social skills. A factor to consider in prioritizing target behaviors for intervention could be how often the target behavior change affects the person's life. When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should focus on skills that are age appropriate.