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Direct linkLangthorne, Paul; McGill, Peter; O'Reilly, Mark – Behavior Modification, 2007
Sensitivity theory attempts to account for the variability often observed in challenging behavior by recourse to the "aberrant motivation" of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this article, we suggest that a functional analysis based on environmental (challenging environments) and biological (challenging needs) motivating…
Descriptors: Motivation, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems
