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Peer reviewedCowdery, Glynnis Edwards; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
This case study presents a 9-year-old boy who exhibited severe stereotypic self-injurious behavior. An escalating differential-reinforcement-of-other-behavior schedule, mediated through token reinforcement, eliminated self-injurious behavior quickly for up to 30-minute periods, and was more effective than social reinforcement. Crying behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Crying, Intervention
