Noncontingent Delivery of Arbitrary Reinforcers as Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior.

Fischer, Sonya M.; Iwata, Brian A.; Mazaleski, Jodi L.

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ERIC Number: EJ552074

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Noncontingent Delivery of Arbitrary Reinforcers as Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior.

Fischer, Sonya M.; Iwata, Brian A.; Mazaleski, Jodi L.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v30 n2 p239-49 Sum 1997

A study of 2 boys (ages 11 and 16) with mental retardation and destructive behaviors investigated whether alternative stimuli identified through a choice assessment would substitute for attention in a noncontingent reinforcement procedure. Both continuous noncontingent access to attention and to the identified tangible item reduced destructive behavior. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Aggression, Attention, Behavior Modification, Children, Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement, Self Injurious Behavior, Tactile Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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