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Peer reviewedLerman, Dorothea C.; Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
A commonly associated side effect of extinction as a treatment for behavior disorders is an initial increased frequency of the target response, called an "extinction burst." This study analyzed 113 sets of extinction data and found that extinction bursting occurred in only 24% of cases and was less common when extinction was combined…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Extinction (Psychology), Incidence
Peer reviewedZirpoli, Thomas J.; Lloyd, John Wills – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1987
The literature review looks at self-injurious behaviors in handicapped students in terms of characteristics, prevalence, etiology (biological, psychological, and as learned behavior), and management including extinction, positive punishment, negative punishment, and reinforcement of other behaviors. Problems in areas of management, administration,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
Peer reviewedShapiro, Edward S.; Derr, Tami F. – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
The scope and incidence of school-based aggression, specifically physical and verbal assault, are noted. Interventions discussed include: contingency management (reinforcement, ignoring, response cost, timeout, peer procedures, and aversive consequences) and self-management procedures (social skills training, problem-solving training, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedJacobson, John W.; Ackerman, Lee J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This study reports on the extent to which pharmacological and behavioral consequences were applied to behavior problems within a population of 31,000 adults in New York's developmental services system. Findings indicated that these consequences were significantly related to variables of intellectual level, residential setting type, type and extent…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
