Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interviews have limited empirical support for their concurrent validity with functional analysis. To address this issue, we conducted a study wherein 176 independent behavior analysts relied on data collected using Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interviews to identify the function of challenging behavior in four children with autism. Then, we compared the results of their analyses with those of a traditional functional analysis. Our results showed that the conclusions drawn by behavior analysts using the Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interviews corresponded with the outcomes of functional analyses in 74% of cases. These findings suggest that the Open-Ended Functional Assessment Interview may inform functional analyses to develop initial hypotheses.

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开放式功能评估访谈与功能分析的同时效度

开放式功能评估访谈对其与功能分析的同时有效性的实证支持有限。为了解决这个问题，我们进行了一项研究，其中 176 名独立行为分析师依靠使用开放式功能评估访谈收集的数据来确定四名自闭症儿童挑战行为的功能。然后，我们将他们的分析结果与传统功能分析的结果进行了比较。我们的结果表明，行为分析师使用开放式功能评估访谈得出的结论与 74% 的案例中的功能分析结果一致。这些发现表明，开放式功能评估访谈可能会为功能分析提供信息，以开发初始假设。