Results of a functional assessment reveal that a child engages in hand-biting when she is in a room by herself. The likely function of behavior is:

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Results of a functional assessment reveal that a child engages in hand-biting when she is in a room by herself.  The likely function of behavior is:

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Since the child engages in hand-biting when she is alone, it is unlikely that the behavior is maintained by attention, access to tangibles or escape/avoidance. Therefore, the most plausible reason for this behavior is that it serves as a form of automatic reinforcement.

Results of a Functional Assessment Reveal That a Child Engages