Why is it important to identify the conditions that account for a ...

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Why is it important to identify the conditions that account for a behavior rather than just the topography?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Functional communication training establishes an appropriate communication behavior to compete with problem behaviors evoked by an establishing operation.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer to Question 1

Identifying the conditions that account for the behavior, or its function, proposes what needs to be altered to change the behavior. By only identifying the topography of a behavior we are only able to tell what its form is or what it looks like without clarity on what accounts for it.

Answer to Question 2

True

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