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On the Establishing and Reinforcing Effects of Termination of Demands for Destructive Behavior Maintained by Positive and Negative Reinforcement.
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Piazza, Cathleen C.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Gulotta, Charles S.; Ruyter, John M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
This study applied functional behavioral analysis to the destructive behaviors of two young boys with multiple disabilities including behavior disorders. Results suggested that the subjects' destructive behaviors were sensitive to both escape and attention as reinforcers. Results support the importance of establishing operations in determining the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies
On the Effects of "Quality" of Attention in the Functional Analysis of Destructive Behavior.
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Richman, David M.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Two cases are presented in which modifications to the social attention condition were needed to identify maintaining contingencies for two young children with mental retardation and destructive behavior. The effects of two different qualities of social attention are examined, along with the effects of contingent verbal, versus contingent physical,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification