Steps of a Functional Behavioral Assessment

Conducting an FBA allows you to determine the purpose or function of a specific behavior for a particular person. You can then use that information to design intervention strategies to decrease that behavior. For this discussion, complete the following:

Explain how each step of an FBA is conducted and how each of these steps helps the behavior analyst come to a conclusion on the function of the behavior.
Identify the step you would choose to conduct in the FBA, if you had to choose just one step. Explain why.