What This Document Is
This is a completed assignment for Unit 8 of PSY 7712, Behavior Analytic Assessments at Capella University. It focuses on an experimental analysis of behavior, specifically a brief functional analysis, and was submitted by a student named Katina Robinson to Professor Rosado in December 2022.
Why This Document Matters
This assignment is relevant for students in advanced behavior analysis coursework. It demonstrates an application of functional analysis principles, a core skill for practitioners. It’s likely used as a learning exercise to assess understanding of experimental design, data interpretation, and ethical considerations in behavior assessment.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document represents a single student’s approach to the assignment. It is not a comprehensive guide to functional analysis, nor does it represent a definitive “correct” answer. It serves as an example of how one student applied concepts learned in the course.
What This Document Provides
The full document includes a rationale for choosing a brief functional analysis, a discussion of its benefits and limitations, and a review of ethical guidelines related to functional assessment. It also references hypothetical data and a multiple baseline across settings graph (though the graph itself is not provided in this preview). The document references sources including Cooper et al. (2019) and Chandler et al. (2014). This preview does *not* include the hypothetical data, the visual graph, or a detailed breakdown of the data evaluation.