Functional Behavioral Assessment
The article I chose was Functional Behavioral Assessment: Principles Procedures, and Future Directions By Gresham, Frank M.; Watson , T . Steuart; Skinner, Christopher H. School Psychology Review. This article relates to my topic Behavioral Theory by introducing information on functional behavioral assessments and positive behavioral support plans to address challenging behaviors presented by students in school settings.
In this article it gives us an insight into several different factors that are related to behavior. Such as certain environmental events being associated with the occurrence of certain behaviors. Behavior functions refer to the purpose that which behavior serves for the individual. There are considered five different categories
that behavior functions fall into. They are social attention/communication (positive social reinforcement), assess to tangibles or preferred activities, escape, delay, reduction, or avoidance of aversive tasks or activities, escape or avoidance of other individuals, and internal stimulation. This article will help in understanding why people behave the way that they do and what draws them to behave that way.
In this article it gives us an insight into several different factors that are related to behavior. Such as certain environmental events being associated with the occurrence of certain behaviors. Behavior functions refer to the purpose that which behavior serves for the individual. There are considered five different categories
that behavior functions fall into. They are social attention/communication (positive social reinforcement), assess to tangibles or preferred activities, escape, delay, reduction, or avoidance of aversive tasks or activities, escape or avoidance of other individuals, and internal stimulation. This article will help in understanding why people behave the way that they do and what draws them to behave that way.