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Functional Analysis pt. 3

August 12, 2026 · 54 min

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This is the third installment in what will turn out to be a four-part series on the functional anlaysis technology employed by behavior analysts to identify casues and motivations for challenging behavior, particularly among those with disabilities who lack strategies to communicate their needs. That was a very long sentence. This discussion breaks down some of the innovations that were developed in Functional Analysis (FA) implementation strategies.

Recommendations pt. 3
  • Abraham: Spider-man: Brand New Day (https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-brand-new-day)
  • Shane: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary (https://www.bonorong.com.au/)

Holidays (8/12/2026):
  • Baseball Fans Day
  • IBM PC Day
  • International Youth Day
  • Julienne Fries Day
  • Middle Child Day
  • National Sewing Machine Day
  • Truck Driver Day
  • Vinyl Record Day
  • World Calligraphy Day
  • World Elephant Day
  • Elvis Week
  • National Bargain Hunting Week
  • National Resurrect Romance Week
  • Safe + Sound Week

Links and References:
  1. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1901/jaba.1994.27-197?sid=nlm%3Apubmed
  2. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1901/jaba.1985.18-111?sid=nlm%3Apubmed
  3. https://scubed.io/blog/aba-data-collection-methods-explained-frequency-duration-and-interval-recording
  4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1901/jaba.1999.32-175
  5. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jaba.7
  6. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-51
  7. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-97
  8. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07263869500035621
  9. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4841258/
  10. Hanley, G. (2012). BAP
  11. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1284147/
  12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11317985/
  13. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.106




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