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DISCREPANCY IN FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS RESULTS ACROSS TWO SETTINGS: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION DESIGN
Author(s) -
Lang Russell,
O'Reilly Mark,
Lancioni Giulio,
Rispoli Mandy,
Machalicek Wendy,
Chan Jeffrey M.,
Langthorne Paul,
Franco Jesse
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.42-393
Subject(s) - generality , functional analysis , intervention (counseling) , psychology , psychological intervention , applied behavior analysis , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , autism , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry , psychiatry , gene
Functional analyses that were conducted in two settings (playground and classroom) indicated that problem behavior was sensitive to adult attention on the playground and tangible items in the classroom. Attention‐ and tangible‐based interventions were designed based on the results from each of the assessment environments and were compared. The attention‐based intervention was more effective on the playground, and the tangible‐based intervention was more effective in the classroom. Findings are discussed in regards to the generality of functional analysis results across environments.