ERIC Number: EJ725247
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jan-1
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Noncontingent Reinforcement as Treatment for Food Refusal and Associated Self-Injury
Wilder, David A.; Normand, Matthew; Atwell, Julie
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v38 n4 p549 Win 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 sessions. Results of the intervention showed a decrease in self-injury and an increase in bite acceptance.
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Child Behavior, Videotape Recordings, Eating Disorders
Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., KU, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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