Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Intervention Used by Researchers

The intervention used by researchers is applied behavior analysis intervention to determine whether its techniques can be used to reduce maladaptive behaviours in a child with an autism spectrum disorder. The independent variable is the use of applied behaviour analysis, whereas the dependent variable is maladaptive behavior, specifically biting.

The Research Design Used

This research study used an ABAB reversal design. The design used the ABA-based approach on a child with autism spectrum disorder who exhibited biting as a maladaptive behavior. It entailed how various applied behavior analysis techniques can be effectively used to minimize the maladaptive behavior frequency and increase the desired behavior in the child (Rilveria, 2022). This design entailed examining the child before and after the intervention.

The Functional Relationship between the Intervention and the Dependent Variable

The ABAB reversal design demonstrates a functional relationship by showing the effect of applied behavior analysis intervention by alternating the presentation of the child’s program. The child’s behavioural data was gathered, and the child was put under direct observation for his biting behavior. The frequency of the biting behavior was also recorded, and a behavior tracking sheet was filled out before the intervention. The functional analysis was performed using experimental manipulations and procedures under five conditions (Rilveria, 2022). For example, under the demand condition, a task would be presented and immediately stopped when the child’s biting behavior happens, which was an escape from the undesired task as the function (Rilveria, 2022). In an attention condition, attention was given to the child via brief physical contact and reprimand when he engaged in biting behavior, which entailed obtaining the function of attention.

Demonstration of a Functional Relationship

The researcher was able to demonstrate a functional relationship. Riviera (2022) determined that biting behavior increased during the initial stages of treatment intervention, which was a change response. However, using the intervention consistently showed the effectiveness of using applied behavior analysis principles to reduce the biting behavior in the child (Rilveria, 2022).

References

Rivera, J. R. (2022). Using Applied Behavior Analysis in Addressing Biting Behavior of a Child with Autism: A Case Study. International Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 16(2), 162-169.

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Visit the Purdue Global Library: Using the Publication Finder search bar, search for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. Then, search within the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis for one of the research designs you read about this week. The article must use an ABAB design, a multiple baseline design, an alternating treatment design, or a changing criterion design to evaluate a behaviour intervention.

Journal Articles on Mnemonic Devices

Your search should return a number of articles. You are looking for an article that used one of the research designs we have covered to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. You are not looking for an article just on the research design. Review the titles to find a topic that is of interest to you. Read the article. Then, in your Discussion Board post, complete the following:

Briefly describe the intervention that was used by the researchers. What is the independent variable? What was the dependent variable (the behavior being measured)?
Briefly describe the research design used in the study.
Identify how this research design demonstrates a functional relationship between the intervention and the dependent variable (the target behaviour).
Were these researchers able to demonstrate a functional relationship?
Make sure to include a full APA formatted reference for the article you chose.