Give six reasons for collecting accurate data during an assessment or baseline phase and throughout a program.

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The Answer is (a)An accurate behavioral assessment provides a description of the problem that will help the behavior modifier to decide whether or not he or she is the appropriate one to design a treatment program; (b)an accurate Baseline will sometimes indicate that what someone thought was a problem is actually not a problem;(c)the initial assessment process often helps the behavior modifier to identify possible causes of the problem behavior and the best treatment strategy; (d)accurate baseline data provides means for clearly determining whether the program has produced or is producing the desired change in behavior; (e)publicly posted results can be both prompts and reinforcers for the behavior modifier for carrying out a program; (f)the displayed data may lead to improvements apart from any further treatment program.

Give Six Reasons for Collecting Accurate Data During an Assessment