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#1. Sam, a BCBA supervisor, suspects her client’s challenging behavior (e.g., throwing items, yelling) is primarily maintained by adult attention. To test this hypothesis, during a scheduled therapy session, Sam intentionally arranges a condition where she withholds attention from the client (e.g., turning her back, avoiding eye contact) until the client engages in the target challenging behavior. Immediately upon the occurrence of the challenging behavior, Sam provides attention, perhaps by saying, ‘Stop that right now’ or by making direct eye contact and moving closer to the client. What specific assessment methodology is Sam employing in this scenario?
The scenario meticulously describes a functional analysis FA In a functional analysis environmental variables both antecedents and consequences are systematically manipulated in a controlled setting to identify the maintaining variables function of a challenging behavior Sam is depriving her client of attention an antecedent manipulation to evoke attentionseeking behavior and then Sam would tell her clients to stop whenever they engaged in behavior a consequence providing attention to maintain the behavior This deliberate manipulation to test a hypothesis about behavioral function is the defining characteristic of a functional analysis It is not an indirect assessment as Sam is directly observing and interacting with the client Sam is not punishing the behavior rather she is providing the hypothesized reinforcer attention to confirm its function which is a key component of an FA While antecedent conditions are being manipulated this is part of a larger systematic functional analysis not merely an antecedent intervention in the sense of a proactive strategy designed to prevent behavior which typically follows the determination of function
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