Functional Analysis pt. 1

Experimental Functional Analyses (FAs) are one of the most foundational practices in contemporary behavior analysis. It emerged as a more conceptual exercise, but has since come to specifically describe a practice for experimentally evaluating the conditions that give rise to and maintain the occurence of certaing (usually challenging) behavior patterns. Over the next few weeks, we'll unpack the history and science of FAs as well as some of the arguments, criticisms, and controversies therein. Tell us your thoughts and experiences with FAs!

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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

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