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Peer reviewedSmith, Richard G.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study compared rates of self-injurious behavior (SIB) exhibited by a 32-year-old woman with profound mental retardation across conditions in which access to restraint was either continuously available, presented as a consequence for SIB, or unavailable. Rates of SIB increased when access to restraint was contingent upon SIB, suggesting that…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Peer reviewedFisher, Wayne W.; Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Discussion of the functional relationship between self-injurious behavior (SIB) and self-restraint in people with severe disabilities considers SIB and self-restraint as members of the same functional response class, SIB and self-restraint as functionally independent responses, access to self-restraint as positive reinforcement of SIB, termination…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies
