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Peer reviewedDerby, K. Mark; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study examined effects of providing attention (the presumed reinforcer) both noncontingently and contingent upon either self-injurious behavior or self-restraint with a 12-year-old female with multiple disabilities including profound mental retardation. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that both responses were maintained by…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Multiple Disabilities
