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Explanation and Prediction in Functional Analysis: A Reply to Jones and Owens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Andrew A. McDonnell  and
David M. Samson
Andrew A. McDonnell
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
David M. Samson
Affiliation:
North Warwickshire Health Authority
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Samson and McDonnell (1990) proposed a definition of the term functional analysis. In a reply to that article, Jones and Owens maintained that Samson and McDonnell had failed to address sufficiently the complexities of this approach, particularly in the use of unobservables in functional analysis and the contextual nature of challenging behaviours. This paper attempts to provide a short reply to these contentions.

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 41 - 44
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1992

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