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Lipschultz, Joshua L.; Wilder, David A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
Noncompliance is a common behavior problem exhibited by typically developing children, as well as individuals with intellectual disabilities, and is correlated with a number of psychiatric diagnoses later in life. We begin this manuscript by describing the definition and prevalence of noncompliance. We then review the assessment procedures that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology), Definitions, Incidence
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Allison, Janelle; Wilder, David A.; Chong, Ivy; Lugo, Ashley; Pike, Jessica; Rudy, Nikki – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We compared differential reinforcement plus escape extinction to noncontingent reinforcement plus escape extinction to treat food selectivity exhibited by a young child with autism. The interventions were equally effective for increasing bite acceptance and decreasing problem behaviors. However, a social validity measure suggested that…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Autism, Reinforcement, Young Children
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Fischetti, Anthony T.; Wilder, David A.; Myers, Kristin; Leon-Enriquez, Yanerys; Sinn, Stephanie; Rodriguez, Rebecka – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We evaluated 4 evidence-based interventions to increase compliance. Three children with autism who exhibited noncompliance when asked to relinquish a preferred toy were exposed sequentially to interventions that included a reduction in response effort, differential reinforcement, and guided compliance. Results indicated that effort reduction alone…
Descriptors: Evidence, Autism, Reinforcement, Compliance (Psychology)
Wilder, David A.; Allison, Janelle; Nicholson, Katie; Abellon, O. Elizabeth; Saulnier, Renee – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Functional analyses were conducted to identify reinforcers for noncompliance exhibited by 6 young children. Next, the effects of rationales (statements that describe why a child should comply with a caregiver-delivered instruction) were evaluated. In Experiment 1, 3 participants received the rationales immediately after the therapist's…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Preschool Children, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Reinforcement
Wilder, David A.; Normand, Matthew; Atwell, Julie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
We examined the use of noncontingent reinforcement to decrease self-injury and increase bite acceptance in a child who exhibited food refusal. First, a brief functional analysis suggested that self-injury was maintained by escape from food presentation. Next, we evaluated an intervention that involved noncontingent access to a video during feeding…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior
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Flood, William A.; Wilder, David A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2004
The use of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) and fading of time away from year old boy with Separation Anxiety is illustrated. During baseline, the participant exhibited emotional behavior (i.e., crying, whining, asking to contact parents) as soon as his caregiver left the therapy room. During intervention, the participant was…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Intervention, Caregivers, Affective Behavior