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ERIC Number: EJ627989
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Use of Analog Functional Analysis in Assessing the Function of Mealtime Behavior Problems.
Girolami, Peter A.; Scotti, Joseph R.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v36 n2 p207-23 Jun 2001
This study applied the methodology of an analog experimental (functional) analysis of behavior to the specific interaction between parents and three children with mental retardation exhibiting food refusal and related mealtime problems. Analog results were highly consistent with other forms of functional assessment data, including interviews, questionnaires, and direct observations. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Data Collection, Family Environment, Food, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Mental Retardation, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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