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A BRIEF FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF AGGRESSIVE AND ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR IN AN OUTCLINIC SETTING
1991 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 24; n. 3; p. 509-522; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1991
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 24; n. 3; p. 509-522; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JABA; análise do comportamento
Autores
- John Northup
- David Wacker
- Gary Sasso
- Mark Steege
- Karla Cigrand
- Joni Cook
- Agnes DeRaad
Resumo
We conducted a brief functional analysis to identify maintaining variables for aggressive behavior and an alternative replacement response during a 90‐min outpatient evaluation of 3 individuals with severe handicaps. During the initial analogue assessment, which focused on identifying maintaining contingencies for aggressive behavior, each participant displayed a substantially greater frequency of aggressive behavior during one condition than during any other. The contingency that produced the highest percentage of aggressive behavior was then presented for the occurrence of a specific alternative behavior (a mand). During this contingency reversal phase, each participant displayed a substantial reduction in aggressive behavior and a substantial increase in alternative behavior, thus providing a direct analysis of the equivalency of the contingency for maintaining either behavior.