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Prevalence of the Extinction Burst and Its Attenuation during Treatment.
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Lerman, 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
Developing a Technology for the Use of Operant Extinction in Clinical Settings: An Examination of Basic and Applied Research.
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Lerman, Dorothea C.; Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Basic and applied research on variables that influence the extinction of operant behaviors is reviewed and applied to the treatment of behavior disorders. The potential value of a general technology for the use of behavioral extinction is discussed. The paper concludes that current research findings are not sufficient for the development of a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Extinction (Psychology)