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The Evaluation and Treatment of Aggression Maintained by Attention and Automatic Reinforcement.
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Thompson, Rachel H.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Kuhn, David E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study used direct and indirect methods to assess and treat several topographies of the aggression of a 7-year-old boy with severe mental retardation and pervasive personality disorder. Functional communication training with extinction reduced all forms of aggression except chin grinding, which was reduced by an alternative treatment. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior and Demand Fading in the Treatment of Escape-Maintained Destructive Behavior.
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Piazza, Cathleen C.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 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…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Combining Stimulus Fading, Reinforcement, and Extinction To Treat Food Refusal.
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Freeman, Kurt A.; Piazza, Cathleen C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
The food refusal of a 6-year-old girl with autism and destructive behavior was treated using stimulus fading, reinforcement, and escape extinction. Intake increased, and compliance with prompting procedures remained relatively stable despite the increased consumption requirement. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology)