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Comparing functional analysis and paired-choice assessment results in classroom settings
Wendy K Berg1, David P Wacker, Karla Cigrand
1University of Iowa, USA. wendy-berg@uiowa.edu
Abstract:
The results of a functional analysis of problem behavior and a paired-choice assessment were compared to determine whether the same social reinforcers were identified for problem behavior and an appropriate response (time allocation). The two assessments were conducted in classroom settings with 4 adolescents with mental retardation who engaged in severe problem behavior. Each student's classroom teacher served as the therapist for all phases of assessment. The two assessment procedures identified the same social reinforcers for problem and appropriate behavior for 3 of 4 participants.
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