Derby, K. M., Hagopian, L., Fisher, W. W., Richman, D., Augustine, M., Fahs, A., & Thompson, R. (2000).
Functional analysis of aberrant behavior through measurement of separate response topographies.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
33, 113-117.
Functional analysis results for multiple topographies of aberrant
behavior were graphed in an aggregate fashion and then separately
for 48 clients. The results indicated that multiple topographies
of behavior may be maintained by different contingencies. These
results indicate that graphing functional analysis data in an
aggregate fashion and then separately may improve the accuracy of
their interpretation.
DESCRIPTORS: _aberrant behavior, data interpretation, functional
analysis