Answer these questions to earn one CE hour after reading:

Functional Analysis and Treatment of Socially Stigmatizing Ambulation

Melanie J. Pitman

BAT 8.3 pp. 284-297 click here for access to article

1.) What was the author’s rationale for this study regarding multiple behaviors that may be maintained by the same reinforcer?

2.) What were the “incompatible” responses chosen as the target behaviors for the purpose of this investigation?

3.) What research design and conditions were implemented in Study 1?

4.) In the “active ignoring” condition in Study 1, identify a possible confound for this condition being considered an analog condition for automatic reinforcement?

5.) Results of Study 1 indicated what effective reinforcer maintained upright walking?

6.) What question was Study 2 designed to answer?

7.) Describe how the study was designed to answer the question

8.) What was demonstrated by the data to be the specific reinforcer maintaining upright walking?

9.) What might be some cautions for any practitioner regarding drawing conclusions based upon data from descriptive functional assessment methods vs. those results derived from analog conditions (given the results of Study 2)?

10.) What treatment method can you suggest for Becky given the results of studies 1 & 2, and apparent function(s) of socially stigmatizing ambulation and upright walking?