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Motivational Assessment Scale II
Motivational Assessment Scale II
Frequency
Descrip:on:
(circle
only
one):
More
than
once
per
day;
Year Month Week Day
Hour
Name: Enter the name of the individual with the problem behavior.
Rater: Enter the name of the person filling out the scale or being interviewed.
Behavior
Descrip:on: Enter
a
specific
behavior
(e.g.,
hit
his
head)
rather
than
a
more
general
descrip:on
of
the
individual’s
behavior
(e.g.,
he
gets
upset)
Se=ng
Descrip:on: Specify
the
situa:on
where
the
behavior
is
a
problem
(e.g.,
at
home
aQer
dinner,
during
lunch,
during
one-‐on-‐one
teaching.)
Rate
each
of
the
items
on
the
following
pages
by
circling
the
number
that
corresponds
to
about
how
oQen
the
individual
engages
in
the
behavior
indicated,
in
the
se=ng
which
has
been
selected.
ITEM RESPONSE
Never Almost Seldom Half
Usually Almost Always
Never the
Always
Time
1. Would
the
behavior
occur
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
con:nuously,
over
and
over,
if
this
person
was
leQ
alone
for
long
periods
of
:me?
(For
example,
several
hours.)
ITEM RESPONSE
Never Almost Seldom Half
Usually Almost Always
Never the
Always
Time
27. Does
this
behavior
occur
when
he
or
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
she
seems
bored?
ITEM RESPONSE
Never Almost Seldom Half
Usually Almost Always
Never the
Always
Time
43. Does
this
behavior
occur
when
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
everyone
seems
to
be
busy
and
not
able
to
adend
to
him
or
her?
SCORING
Transfer
the
numeric
Response
for
each
Item
to
the
blanks
below.
Scores
are
organized
into
columns
by
type
of
mo:va:on.
Total
each
column
of
numbers
(Total)
and
calculate
the
Mean
(Total
divided
by
the
number
of
ques:ons
in
that
column)
for
each
mo:va:on.
Determine
the
Ranking
for
each
mo:va:on
by
assigning
the
number
“1”
to
the
mo:va:on
with
the
highest
Mean
score,
“2”
to
the
mo:va:on
with
the
second
highest
Mean
score,
and
so
forth.
Total
Mean
Rank