![]() ![]() They function only to give the person some form of internal sensation that is pleasing or to remove an internal sensation that is displeasing (e.g. The function of some behaviours do not rely on anything external to the person and instead are internally pleasing in some way – they are “self-stimulating” (O’Neill, Horner, Albin, Sprague, Storey, & Newton, 1997). ![]() Not all behaviours occur so the person can “obtain” something many behaviours occur because the person wants to get away from something or avoid something altogether (Miltenberger, 2008).įor example, a child might engage in aggressive behaviour so his teachers stop running academic tasks with him or another child might engage in self-injury to avoid having to go outside to play with classmates. For example, someone might scream and shout until their parents buy them a new toy (tangible item) or bring them to the zoo (activity). Some behaviours occur so the person can obtain a tangible item or gain access to a desired activity. While it might seem strange that a person would engage in a behaviour to deliberately have someone scold them it can occur because for some people it’s better to obtain “bad” attention than no attention at all (Cooper, Heron & Heward, 2007). For example, a child might engage in a behaviour to get other people to look at them, laugh at them, play with them, hug them or scold them. #1 Social AttentionĪ person may engage in a certain behaviour to gain some form of social attention or a reaction from other people. 494) Four Common Functions of Behaviorīefore getting more technical about the functions of behaviour we’re going to outline four common behavioural functions below. ![]() Functions of Behavior "The function of a behavior refers to the source of environmental reinforcement for it." - Tarbox et al (2009, p. ![]()
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