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This chapter will illuminate the meaning of constructing a pertinent and concise hypothesis regarding the function of a target behavior. It will explain the development of the hypothesis as it links to the targeted behavior. The reader will learn the “how-to’s” of writing a hypothesis statement to complete the functional behavioral assessment process.
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Hadaway, S., Brue, A. (2016). Purpose: Development of Hypotheses. In: Practitioner’s Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessment. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23721-3_10
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