What strategy can one use to identify the contingencies responsible for problem behavior
A) Functional assessment
B) Respondent conditioning
C) Behavioral skills training
D) Pairing
E) Psychoanalysis

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Functional assessment is a systematic process of gathering information about the environmental factors that control problem behavior. This includes identifying the antecedents (triggers) and consequences (reinforcements) that maintain the problem behavior. By conducting a functional assessment, one can develop an intervention plan that targets the specific contingencies responsible for the behavior, leading to more effective and efficient behavior change. The other options listed (B, C, D, E) are not effective strategies for identifying contingencies responsible for problem behavior.

What Strategy Can One Use to Identify the Contingencies Responsible