Effects of Warning Stimuli for Reinforcer Withdrawal and Task Onset on Self-Injury.

Mace, Amy Boyajian; Shapiro, Edward S.; Mace, F. Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ583708

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Publication Date: 1998

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Effects of Warning Stimuli for Reinforcer Withdrawal and Task Onset on Self-Injury.

Mace, Amy Boyajian; Shapiro, Edward S.; Mace, F. Charles

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v31 n4 p679-82 Win 1998

Results of a functional analysis of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a 7-year-old child with autism showed that her SIB was maintained by access to preferred object and escape or avoidance of task demands. Warning stimuli in combination with extinction and noncontingent reinforcement reduced SIB to acceptable levels. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extinction (Psychology), Negative Reinforcement, Outcomes of Treatment, Self Injurious Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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