Date of Award
4-2024
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Jonathon Baker, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Sacha Pence, Ph.D.
Keywords
ABC assessment, antecedent-behavior-consequence, descriptive assessment, video-based behavioral skills training
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Behavior analysts often conduct ABC assessments as part of a functional behavior assessment to develop a hypothesis about the function of behavior and to help guide further treatment decisions. Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) assessment is a descriptive assessment technique used to gather information about environmental events surrounding a specific behavioral event (i.e., antecedents and consequences). ABC assessment involves several analytical skills, including classifying antecedents and consequences. There is little to no research available on how to effectively train individuals how to classify environmental events within narrative ABC assessment. It is important that behavior analysts correctly classify events in ABC assessments to increase the likelihood that an appropriate function-based treatment be identified from the functional behavior assessment. A framework for training these nuanced skills is needed. The current study evaluated the efficacy of video-based BST on the accuracy of narrative ABC data classification of environmental events in behavior technicians at an autism center.
Recommended Citation
Sylvester, Grace E., "Teaching Classification of Environmental Events in Narrative ABC Data Using Video-based Behavioral Skills Training" (2024). Masters Theses. 5417.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5417