PSY 555 FINAL EXAM: FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ASSESSMENT) 2024 QUESTIONS WITH 100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!

PSY 555 FINAL EXAM:
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR
ANALYSIS (ASSESSMENT)
2024 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
PSY 555

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, PSY 555 FINAL EXAM: FUNCTIONAL
BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ASSESSMENT) 2024
QUESTIONS WITH 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!


What is a FBA? Answer - - Designed to obtain info about the functions a bx
serves for a person


- It is a process, not a procedure


- Enables hypotheses about the relations among specific types of
environmental events and bx


Why is it important to conduct an FBA? Answer - - To identify the TYPE and
SOURCE of reinforcement for problem bx as the BASIS for INTERVENTION
efforts designed to DECREASE the occurrence of those bxs, in a dignified &
humane approach


Why not just use punishment instead? Answer - - Although problem bx may be
SUPPRESSED without regard to its function by using punishment procedures,
additional bx not subject to the punishment contingencies may emerge
because the MO for problem bx remain


What are the 4 common functions and the type of reinforcement they
produce? Answer - - Social positive reinforcement (attention, access)


- Social negative reinforcement (escape)