A Psychologist Is Trying to Determine Why Paul Frequently Hits

question 36

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is trying to determine why Paul frequently hits his younger brother.The psychologist forms a hypothesis that teasing by his brother and attention from his Mom influence Paul's hitting behavior.The psychologist then arranges conditions in which these environmental variables are either present or absent to determine their effect on Paul's hitting behavior.Which functional assessment method is the psychologist using?​

• A) ​direct observation
• B) ​functional analysis
• C) ​ABC observation
• D) ​indirect methods

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