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In other words, functional behavioral assessment looks beyond the overt topography of the behavior, and focuses, instead, upon identifying biological, social, affective, and environmental factors that initiate, sustain, or end the behavior in question.
The first two are generally referred to as functional assessments whereas the third is generally referred to as a functional analysis. The antecedents and consequences are analyzed to see which function(s) the behavior fulfills.