I am writing a paper on my husband and son. I am working on the introduction and the conclusion portion.
The target behaviors: For my son what is observable is stomping around, being in front of the tv, and walking around the house with eyes low and head down being sad. The target behavior for him is attention seeking.When asked what he wants he says nothing, but the behavior increases to get attention no matter if it is positive or negative attention.
For my husband what is observable & measurable is he, always makes a face, turning away from us, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. When we ask him questions so the target behavior is being annoyed.
What i need help with is this section:
Part 2: Definitions and Observations
Now that you’ve selected your subjects and identified the behaviors you want to investigate for each person, let’s create some behavioral definitions. For each subject, select one behavior
and provide a brief definition (1–2 sentences) for that behavior based on the information you’ve gathered from your initial observations.
Each definition should meet Hawkins and Dobes’s three characteristics (top of page 70) and Morris’s three criteria for testing a definition (page 70) as described in your Applied Behavior Analysis text.
The definitions should not include inferences (for example, about internal state or thoughts), or include background, diagnostic, or historical information about the persons you observed.
Once you have defined one behavior for each person, plan and conduct three separate observation sessions for each subject.
Each observation for each subject should be 10–20 minutes.
You can conduct three separate observations in one day (that is, morning, afternoon, and evening) or across days. You have flexibility here.
Clearly identify the data recording method you selected to record this data (frequency, duration, et cetera) and explain why you chose that method.
For my husband what is observable, making a face, turning away from us, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.