Functional Assessment Is Not a Value-Free Technology and This Handbook

question 10

Multiple Choice

Functional assessment is not a value-free technology and this handbook provides which of these value-based assumptions?

• A) Behavioral support must be conducted with the dignity of the person as a primary concern.
• B) The objective of functional assessment is not just to define and eliminate undesirable behaviors but to understand the structure and function of those behaviors in order to teach and promote effective alternatives.
• C) Functional assessment is a process for looking at relationships between behavior and the environment.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately results in a conditioned response.

Biological Constraints

Limitations on learning and behavior that are rooted in biological factors or innate predispositions.

Cognitive Maps

Cognitive maps that allow people to navigate and comprehend their surrounding space.

Classical Conditioning

A training routine where two stimuli are continuously associated; the reaction, at outset evoked by the second stimulus, ultimately becomes evoked by the first stimulus solely.