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ERIC Number: EJ868587
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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Functional Analysis and Treatment of Self-Injury in a Captive Olive Baboon
Dorey, Nicole R.; Rosales-Ruiz, Jesoes; Smith, Richard; Lovelace, Bryan
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v42 n4 p785-794 Win 2009
Self-injurious behavior (SIB), such as self-biting and head banging, has been reported to occur in approximately 10% of captive, individually housed nonhuman primates. Accounts of the etiology of SIB in primates range from ecological to physiological. However, to date, no research has examined the possible influence of social consequences delivered by handlers and keepers in the maintenance of SIB in this population. The current study investigated the effects of social contact as a potentially reinforcing consequence for the SIB displayed by an olive baboon ("Papio hamadryas anubis"). Results indicated that the behavior was maintained by attention from humans. As treatment, reinforcement was arranged for an appropriate alternative response, resulting in increases in the appropriate alternative behavior and decreases in SIB. (Contains 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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