Behavior Analysis in Practice

, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 301–306 | Cite as

Application of a Pyramidal Training Model on the Implementation of Trial-Based Functional Analysis: a Partial Replication

  • Faisal Alnemary
  • Michele Wallace
  • Fahad Alnemary
  • Lusineh Gharapetian
  • Jordan Yassine
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Abstract

We employed a pyramidal training model (PTM) to teach staff to correctly implement and collect data for trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) in simulated situations. First, we trained four behavioral consultants (BCs) in a group format, who each trained one behavior technician (BT) in an individual format. We utilized a non-concurrent multiple baseline design to evaluate the effect of the training. During generalization probes, participants implemented TBFA with a novel problem behavior. This study will contribute to the literature on teaching staff how to conduct TBFA. This study demonstrates the application of a two-level PTM. This study illustrates how agencies can utilize the Task Analysis Training Protocol within a PTM to train staff on implementation of TBFA.

Keywords

Functional analysis Pyramidal training Trial-based functional analysis 
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Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval

All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Informed Consent

Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University of California Los AngelesLos AngelesUSA
  2. 2.California State UniversityLos AngelesUSA
  3. 3.Taif UniversityTaifSaudi Arabia
  4. 4.Seek Education, Inc.CovinaUSA

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