sentence: Functional analyses use data collection to prove the reason for problem behaviors.
sentences_before: The reason for problem behavior must be known before a behavioral intervention can be done. So before treatment for a problem behavior can happen a functional analysis must be done. Toward a functional analysis of self injury.
sentences_after: Problem behavior is usually reinforced accidentally. This reinforcement increases the rates of problem behavior. FAs use this idea to prove the cause of problem behavior. A functional analysis is done like an experiment. During an FA, a behavior analyst will go through different trials with a person.
concept_name: functional analysis
headings: Applied behavior analysis Analyzing Behavior Functional analysis