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Madison collects ABC data. She observes a target behavior and writes down a description of what happens right before the behavior, the way the behavior looks, and what happens right after. She does this every time the behavior occurs. What type of data collection is she using? 

What is the function of Rick’s behavior?

Which type of FA did the graphs on the BOTTOM row come from?

Compare and contrast the benefits of descriptive and functional analyses. 

  Calculate the interval by interval IOA

Structured ABC data sheets DO NOT include:

Katie has been struggling with a new student name Mark, a boy with severe disabilities who hums and rocks back and forth intermittently throughout the day. Katie wants to see if these behaviors are associated with any specific activities during the school day so that she can then more closely analyze what occurs during those time periods. Which descriptive assessment method would be the best choice for what he wants to accomplish?    

Calculate the conditional probabilities. 

What strategies should the nurse include in their teaching of a patient to reduce risk of infection with mosquito born viruses like Zika or West Nile Virus? Select all that apply. 

This type of FA is best for dangerous behaviors that occur in chain.