Description and Validation of a Computerized Behavioral Data Program: “BDataPro”

Bullock, Christopher E.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Hagopian, Louis P.

doi:10.1007/s40614-016-0079-0

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“…Trained observers sat in the observation room and used BDataPro (Bullock, Fisher, & Hagopian, 2017) to collect and analyze data on laptop computers. Data collectors recorded the frequency of destructive behavior and FCRs, and BDataPro converted these frequencies to responses per minute.…”

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Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule

Fisher

Fuhrman

Greer

et al. 2019

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Results of several recent translational studies have suggested that correlating contextual or discriminative stimuli with the delivery and withholding of reinforcement for the functional communication response (FCR) may mitigate resurgence of destructive behavior, but few, if any, have isolated the effects of those stimuli. In the present study, we first trained the FCR, brought it under stimulus control of a multiple schedule, and thinned its reinforcement schedule in one stimulus context. Next, we conducted resurgence evaluations (i.e., baseline, functional communication training [FCT], extinction challenge) in two novel contexts to test the effects of the discriminative stimuli on resurgence. We programmed one context to include the (a) S D during the FCT phase to signal the availability of reinforcement for the FCR and (b) S Δ during a subsequent extinction challenge to signal the unavailability of reinforcement for the FCR. The other context did not include the S D during the FCT phase, nor the S Δ during the extinction challenge. We expected to see greater persistence of the FCR in the context that included the S D during FCT and less persistence of the FCR and less resurgence of destructive behavior in the context that included the S Δ during the extinction challenge. Obtained results confirmed this latter prediction, but we observed no reliable difference when the S D was present or absent during the FCT phase. Our results have relevance for practitioners in that they provide further empirical support for the use of discriminative stimuli when treating destructive behavior.

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Section: Response Measurement and Reliabilitymentioning

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Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule

Fisher

Fuhrman

Greer

et al. 2019

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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“…During the initial activity analysis and subsequent intervention, all sessions were video recorded for data collection purposes and later scored using the computer program BDataPro (Bullock, Fisher, & Hagopian, 2017). All sessions were 5 min.…”

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Context influences preference for and level of physical activity of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Pincus

Hausman

Borrero

et al. 2019

J of App Behav Analysis

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The purpose of the current study was to replicate and extend Hustyi, Normand, Larson, and Morley (2012) by determining the effects of different contexts on physical activity displayed by adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and determining preference for various activities. Results indicated that an exergaming condition produced the highest levels of activity. Results of a preference assessment indicated that 2 out of 3 participants preferred the physical activity context to the sedentary. For the third participant, an intervention was included to increase activity. Although the intervention was successful, participant preference for the sedentary activity context remained unchanged.

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“…As quantitative methods become more complex, the response and economic costs associated with their use rise commensurately. With the introduction of the DCA and other behaviorally relevant FOSS applications such as BDataPro (Bullock, Fisher, & Hagopian, 2017) and Discounting Model Selector (Gilroy, Franck, & Hantula, 2017;Gilroy & Hantula, 2018), perhaps barriers may be lessened and quantitative tools may be more readily used in basic, translational and applied research.…”

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The Demand Curve Analyzer: Behavioral economic software for applied research

Gilroy

Kaplan

Reed

et al. 2018

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Free and open‐source software for applying models of operant demand called the Demand Curve Analyzer (DCA) was developed and systematically evaluated for use in research. The software was constructed to streamline the use of recommended screening measures, prepare suitable scaling parameters, fit one of several models of operant demand, and provide publication‐quality figures. The DCA allows users to easily import price and consumption data into spreadsheet‐based controls and to perform statistical modeling with the aid of a graphical user interface. The results from computer simulations and reanalyses of published study data indicated that the DCA provides results consistent with commercially available software that has been traditionally used to apply these analyses (i.e., GraphPadTM Prism). Further, the DCA provides additional functionality that other statistical packages do not include. Practical issues and future directions related to the determination of scaling parameter k, screening for nonsystematic data, and the incorporation of more advanced behavioral economic methods are also discussed.

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Description and Validation of a Computerized Behavioral Data Program: “BDataPro”

Cited by 154 publications

References 11 publications

Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule

Mitigating resurgence of destructive behavior using the discriminative stimuli of a multiple schedule

Context influences preference for and level of physical activity of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities

The Demand Curve Analyzer: Behavioral economic software for applied research

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