A PROCEDURE FOR IDENTIFYING PRECURSORS TO PROBLEM BEHAVIOR

作者：Herscovitch, Brandon; Roscoe, Eileen M^*; Libby, Myrna E; Bourret, Jason C; Ahearn, Willlam H

来源：Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009, 42(3): 697-702.

DOI：10.1901/jaba.2009.42-697

• descriptive assessment
• functional analysis
• precursors
• problem behavior
• response-class hierarchies

We describe a procedure for differentiating among potential precursor responses for use in a functional analysis. Conditional probability analysis of descriptive assessment data identified three potential precursors. Results from the indirect assessment corresponded with those obtained from the descriptive assessment. The top-ranked response identified as a precursor according to the indirect assessment had the strongest relation according to the probability analysis. When contingencies were arranged for the precursor in a functional analysis, the same function was identified as for target behavior, supporting the utility of indirect and descriptive methods to identify precursor behavior empirically.

• 出版日期2009
• 单位东北大学