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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Behavior analysts."”.
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Review of assessment and training strategies for preservice behavior analysts.
The need for behavior analytic services is rapidly growing, resulting in a demand for a greater number of practitioners to provide services to consumers. To ensure training is sufficient to produce competent practitioners, strategies should be evaluated through research to determine both the …
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Behavior analysts transitioning young autistic children from intensive behavior intervention to public school: A mixed methods study
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Development and evaluation of a training in autism and bilingualism for behavior analysts: A mixed methods randomized controlled study
… linguistic and cultural needs. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) are professionals in applied behavior analysis (ABA) who commonly support autistic children but have reported a lack of knowledge and training in how to support these bilingual children and their families. In addition, how …
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THE EFFICACY AND APPLICATION OF A 40-HOUR ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM TOWARDS THE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN™ CREDENTIAL
<p>The profession of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has witnessed several attempts to legitimize the field and its practitioners through various credentialing processes. In response to the rapidly growing demand for ABA services and practitioners, the Behavior Analyst Certification …
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Shaping Cows' Approach to Humans Using Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement can be a powerful tool for behavior analysts, yet it is often overlooked as a treatment method. Pryor (1999) outlines a method for approaching a "timid" animal using a combination of negative reinforcement and positive reinforcement. When the animal stands still, the human …
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An Evaluation of DPPXYR Parameters on Multielement Design Functional Analysis Graphs
… For individuals who work as Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), it is crucial and part of the ethics code that they can interpret SCED graphed outcomes to make data-based decisions. Visual analysis is the primary method to detect outcomes of SCED; however, research suggests graph …
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Contextual Fit in ABA Practice: Utilizing a Contextual Fit Tool to Achieve Social Validity
… and supporting caregivers with child challenging behavior is a common practice. However, whether these supports and interventions are social valid is often not measured or assessed. Moreover, the process by which behavior analysts can achieve social valid goals, interventions and outcomes remains …
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Replication and Extension of an Evaluation of a Functional Analysis Decision-Making Model
… described by Iwata et al. (1982/1994) to address behavioral and environmental constraints such as time, setting, dangerous behavior (e.g., self-injurious behavior), and session-resetting behaviors (e.g., elopement). In an unpublished thesis, Benson (2021) created, validated, and evaluated an FA …
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Within-session session changes in responding as a function of habituation vs. satiation.
Behavior analysts refer to a decrease in response rate following repeated, contingent presentations of a reinforcing stimulus as a product of satiation. Other evidence suggests that these decreases may often be due to habituation to the sensory properties of the reinforcing stimulus. The …
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Progressive Response Effort Preference Assessments
… and reinforcing stimuli has long been a focus of behavior analysts in applied settings. Research has primarily focused on different methodologies for assessing whether stimuli are preferred and there has been additional research on identifying under what conditions those stimuli will function as …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Motor Planning with Core Vocabulary: A Behavior Analytic Account
… in social communication and repetitive behaviors and restricted interests; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). It is estimated that 30-50% of individuals with autism do not acquire functional speech (Wodka, Mathy, & Kalb, 2013). These individuals would make appropriate …
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Narrative power : social control in ISLs and group homes
… and professionals to influence and control the behavior of people in this social world. Identity narratives, stories and accounts influencing the accepted identity of different social actors, are also used to influence and control the behavior of people in these settings. Individualized …