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Analysis of the Reinforcement and Extinction Components in DRO Contingencies with Self-Injury.
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Mazaleski, Jodi L.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
Analysis of the reinforcement and extinction components of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) of three women with developmental disabilities and self-injurious behavior (SIB) found that DRO was only effective in combination with the relevant extinction component (withholding of attention for SIB). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities
Stimulus (Instructional) Fading during Extinction of Self-Injurious Escape Behavior.
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Pace, Gary M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
Assessment of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in three individuals with developmental disabilities revealed that the behavior was an escape response maintained by negative reinforcement. Treatment consisted of extinction plus instructional fading and resulted in immediate and large reductions in SIB behaviors. Maintenance occurred as instruction…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Extinction (Psychology)
Experimental Analysis and Treatment of Multiply Controlled Self-Injury.
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Smith, Richard G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
This study presents three cases of adults with profound developmental disabilities in which assessment data showed that self-injurious behavior occurred in at least two test conditions and describes a method used to analyze the effects of treatments based on hypotheses of multiple control. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology