Abstract:
:Descriptive assessment methods have been used in applied settings to identify consequences for problem behavior, thereby aiding in the design of effective treatment programs. Consensus has not been reached, however, regarding the types of data or analytic strategies that are most useful for describing behavior-consequence relations. One promising approach involves the analysis of conditional probabilities from sequential recordings of behavior and events that follow its occurrence. In this paper we review several strategies for identifying contingent relations from conditional probabilities, and propose an alternative strategy known as a contingency space analysis (CSA). Step-by-step procedures for conducting and interpreting a CSA using sample data are presented, followed by discussion of the potential use of a CSA for conducting descriptive assessments, informing intervention design, and evaluating changes in reinforcement contingencies following treatment.
journal_name
J Appl Behav Analjournal_title
Journal of applied behavior analysisauthors
Martens BK,Digennaro FD,Reed DD,Szczech FM,Rosenthal BDdoi
10.1901/jaba.2008.41-69subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-04-01 00:00:00pages
69-81issue
1eissn
0021-8855issn
1938-3703journal_volume
41pub_type
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