Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
Instruction in Functional Assessment, 2014a
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<strong>Instruction</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Functional</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> Chapter 6<br />
Alone Condition<br />
These are the standard experimental functional analysis conditions as described by<br />
Iwata, et al., 1994/1982, JABA, 27, 197-209 and Iwata et al., 2000.<br />
Purpose & Rationale:<br />
In the alone condition, the client is <strong>in</strong> a room by him/herself with no toys or activities<br />
(Note all safety concerns should be addressed and appropriate precautions taken). The therapist<br />
observes the client’s behavior for the purpose of data collection from a one-way mirror<br />
or video camera. This condition tests whether self-stimulation or automatic re<strong>in</strong>forcement<br />
is ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the client’s problem behavior by creat<strong>in</strong>g a situation <strong>in</strong> which low levels<br />
of stimulation exist and measur<strong>in</strong>g whether the problem behavior occurs. If levels of the<br />
client’s problem behavior are worse <strong>in</strong> the alone condition compared to the other functional<br />
analysis conditions or do not differ across all conditions then automatic re<strong>in</strong>forcement may<br />
be ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the client’s problem behavior.<br />
Procedure:<br />
The client is placed <strong>in</strong> the therapy room alone, without any toys or materials that would<br />
provide a source of stimulation. The client’s problem behavior is measured.<br />
Purpose<br />
Automatic positive re<strong>in</strong>forcement<br />
Summary Of Condition<br />
Alone, no toys or materials<br />
Examples of client’s graphed levels of the problem behavior ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed by automatic<br />
positive re<strong>in</strong>forcement.<br />
A<br />
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