Problem:
Imagine a hypothetical client has come for an assessment of a specific target behavior. Select a behavior that should be targeted for decrease (e.g., some type of problem behavior - aggression, inappropriate vocalizations). Write an operational definition for the target behavior and design a measurement system. Next, hypothesize how the behavior could have been established through social-positive reinforcement. Then, take an alternative view; hypothesize how the behavior could have been established through social-negative reinforcement. Need Assignment Help?
Use the following reading materials to provide in-text citations and references:
Read Chapter 3: "Linking the Function of the Behavior to the Intervention" in Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior-A Practical Handbook
In addition to these readings in your texts, please read the following articles:
Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA): Novel Interpretations and Future Directions. Coffey (2019)
Clinical application of functional analysis methodology. Iwata & Dozier (2012)
Implications of functional analysis methodology for the design of intervention programs. Iwata & Worsdell (2005)