Ep. 49- False positive functions and the IISCA

These authors wrote this paper to continue the conversation and the research related to the IISCA vs. the FA. Specifically, this paper looks at the frequency of false positive function identifications when using a synthesized contingency. Some of the past articles discussing this topic have left out a technological description and usage of the interview and observation phase in the IISCA. The authors suspect that this may be the reason why there are differing research papers that are being put out that seem to contradict each other. So, by examining the observation and interviewing procedures, the authors attempted to compare the procedures and contribute to the conversation around when to use each analysis, and what would be best for the client that we serve.

Irwin Helvey, C. & Van Camp, C. M. (2022). Further comparison of isolated and synthesized contingencies in functional analyses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 55(1), 154-168. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.890