Effects of consequences in latency-based functional analyses
Document Type
Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis
Date Completed
2015
First Committee Member
Bourret, Jason
Second Committee Member
Graff, Richard
Third Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel
Abstract
"Functional analyses typically involve the manipulation of antecedents and consequences, although previous research has shown that differential responding can be obtained through just antecedent manipulation. Studies that attempted to directly compare the two methods of analyses had multiple confounds that prevented clear conclusions from being drawn. A latency-based functional analysis provides only a single exposure to contingencies and consequences in each session. Because of this, the role of consequences in producing differentiated responding is minimized and the role of establishing operations is maximized. Even without significant exposure to respective consequences, research on latency-based functional analyses have shown them to produce outcomes that match typical functional analyses. This correspondence, with minimal exposure to consequences calls into question the need for consequence manipulations in latency-based functional analyses. In the current study, the results of latency-based functional analyses, during which consequences were withheld, were compared to latency-based functional analyses during which consequences were provided, with 3 participants. For two participants, differential responding was observed in the analysis without consequences, which matched the differential responding observed when consequences were provided in the second analysis. For one participant, responding remained undifferentiated throughout the first analysis but became differentiated once consequences were provided in the second analysis."
Recommended Citation
Bressler, Adam, "Effects of consequences in latency-based functional analyses" (2015). Master’s Theses - College of Arts and Sciences. 21.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/castheses/21
