Author Question: Why is it important that a behavior be precisely defined when conducting functional assessment? ... (Read 49 times)

DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Why is it important that a behavior be precisely defined when conducting functional assessment?

a. precisely defining a target behavior ensures that all involved parties are observing the same thing
b. precisely defining a target behavior ensures that the student possesses the prerequisite skills for performing it
c. precisely defining a target behavior ensures that the student will stay on task
d. precisely defining a target behavior ensures that adults will observe multiple students at one time

Question 2

Which of the following activities are engaged in during the hypothesis development stage of functional assessment?

a. defining a target behavior
b. interviewing students and adults
c. conducting direct observations
d. both a and c
e. all of the above