Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior and Demand Fading in the Treatment of Escape-Maintained Destructive Behavior.

Piazza, Cathleen C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ540951

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Publication Date: 1996

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Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior and Demand Fading in the Treatment of Escape-Maintained Destructive Behavior.

Piazza, Cathleen C.; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v29 n4 p569-72 Win 1996

A study of an 11-year-old boy with autism and mild mental retardation found that his escape-maintained destructive behavior was reduced during instructional sequences with differential reinforcement of compliance, escape extinction without physical guidance, and demand fading. The procedure decreased destructive behaviors to near-zero levels and greatly increased compliance. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children, Compliance (Psychology), Extinction (Psychology), Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation, Reinforcement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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