1. Summary Statement: Ella will scream and is likely to create a situation when she wants attention from others or when she is denied a desired item or activity. When a request is made of Ella, she is likely to scream to try and escape task demand. She is more likely to follow this pattern if she is tired.
2. Based on the data from Assignment 2, Ella’s target behaviour of screaming was due to wanting attention, or to escape a request. I think that a suitable replacement behaviour for Ella to get the attention she wants in an easier and faster way would be for her, to communicate in a normal conversational volume, “If you want something ask for it; if you want to escape something, ask to do so” (Umbreit et al. 2007)
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In this situation Ella’s behaviour of screaming is unacceptable, it is not only affecting her but as well her family, and anyone in contact with her. This screaming if not stopped will alienate her from others, affecting her quality of life (as well as others) thus it targets a socially significant goal. Her parents and others involved (consumers) feel that the intervention is socially acceptable, and that it will produce important social outcomes. Elle will be happier as she obtains the attention she craves in a more satisfactory way, and she won’t be alienated from her peers now, or when she starts school. When a child is screaming in a classroom, it can be really disruptive for the other students and the teacher, and the child is not learning while they are screaming. Inappropriate behaviour out in public could lead to discrimination by some members of society. Discussion should happen before onset of the intervention and reassessed after the intervention. There are a number of ways to assess social validity: rating scales, interviews, social comparison to other peers and future use. I think that the best way to assess social validity for Ella’s screaming would be through interviews, and in comparing her behaviours to a typical …show more content…
The result is an increase in the desirable behaviour and extinction of the other behaviours” (Miltenberger, 2014). There are three types of differential reinforcement; differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour (DRA), differential reinforcement of other behaviour (DRO), and differential reinforcement of low rate of responding (DRL). ‘When differential reinforcement is used successfully, the desirable behaviour should increase and the undesirable behaviour should decease” (Miltenberger,
2. Based on the data from Assignment 2, Ella’s target behaviour of screaming was due to wanting attention, or to escape a request. I think that a suitable replacement behaviour for Ella to get the attention she wants in an easier and faster way would be for her, to communicate in a normal conversational volume, “If you want something ask for it; if you want to escape something, ask to do so” (Umbreit et al. 2007)
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In this situation Ella’s behaviour of screaming is unacceptable, it is not only affecting her but as well her family, and anyone in contact with her. This screaming if not stopped will alienate her from others, affecting her quality of life (as well as others) thus it targets a socially significant goal. Her parents and others involved (consumers) feel that the intervention is socially acceptable, and that it will produce important social outcomes. Elle will be happier as she obtains the attention she craves in a more satisfactory way, and she won’t be alienated from her peers now, or when she starts school. When a child is screaming in a classroom, it can be really disruptive for the other students and the teacher, and the child is not learning while they are screaming. Inappropriate behaviour out in public could lead to discrimination by some members of society. Discussion should happen before onset of the intervention and reassessed after the intervention. There are a number of ways to assess social validity: rating scales, interviews, social comparison to other peers and future use. I think that the best way to assess social validity for Ella’s screaming would be through interviews, and in comparing her behaviours to a typical …show more content…
The result is an increase in the desirable behaviour and extinction of the other behaviours” (Miltenberger, 2014). There are three types of differential reinforcement; differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour (DRA), differential reinforcement of other behaviour (DRO), and differential reinforcement of low rate of responding (DRL). ‘When differential reinforcement is used successfully, the desirable behaviour should increase and the undesirable behaviour should decease” (Miltenberger,