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FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Meyer Kim A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-229
Subject(s) - psychology , functional analysis , applied behavior analysis , developmental psychology , contingency management , autism , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
A functional analysis involving antecedent events was conducted with 4 students who had been identified as having behavior problems. Off‐task behavior was measured while task difficulty and level of adult attention were manipulated during analogue sessions. Results revealed two patterns: Three students displayed higher rates of off‐task behavior during difficult tasks, and 1 displayed higher rates of off‐task behavior during sessions with low attention. Improved behavior was observed when students were taught an alternative behavior that matched the assessment results.