Behavioral Assessment

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Behavioral Assessment

• Analysis of samples of behavior
• Emphasis on antecedents consequences of
  behavior (ABC functional analysis)
• Emphasis on environmental contingencies setting
  the stage and maintaining behavior.
• De-emphasis or discounting of personality traits
  internal determinants of behavior
• Traits are descriptive not explanatory

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Approaches to Behavioral Assessment

• Direct observations
• Naturalistic
• Analogue
• Self monitoring

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Reliability Validity

• Validity
• Are the samples of the behavior representative?
  Can you generalize to other situations?
• Reactivity
• Reliability
• Inter-rater reliability, importance of definition

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Observation Approaches

• Event
• Duration
• Latency
• Permanent products
• Interval
• Time sampling
• Self monitoring

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Behavior rating scales

• 3rd party ratings
• Self-ratings