Russell Lang, Mark O’Reilly, Giulio Lancioni, Mandy Rispoli, Wendy MacHalicek, Jeffrey M. Chan,
Paul Langthorne, & Jesse Franco. (2009).
Discrepancy in functional analysis results across two settings: Implications for intervention design.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
42, 393-397.
Functional analyses that were conducted in two settings (playground and
classroom) indicated that problem behavior was sensitive to adult attention
on the playground and tangible items in the classroom. Attention- and
tangible-based interventions were designed based on the results from
each of the assessment environments and were compared. The
attention-based intervention was more effective on the playground,
and the tangible-based intervention was more effective in the classroom.
Findings are discussed in regards to the generality of functional analysis
results across environments.
DESCRIPTORS: assessment, autism, criterion settings, functional analysis, intervention design