Establishing Operations: Implications for the Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Problem Behavior.

McGill, Peter

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Publication Date: 1999

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Establishing Operations: Implications for the Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Problem Behavior.

McGill, Peter

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v32 n3 p393-418 Fall 1999

Evaluates the concept of "establishing operation" (EO) in the functional analysis of problem behavior in people with developmental disabilities. Suggestions for detecting "conditioned establishing operations" are offered. Also discusses the development of treatment strategies that seek to modify EOs, extinguish EOs, and modify responses evoked by EOs. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Responses, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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