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Peer reviewedShore, Bridget A.; Babbitt, Roberta L.; Williams, Keith E.; Coe, David A.; Snyder, Angela – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study investigated the efficacy of texture fading in the treatment of food selectivity displayed by four children (ages 2-5). Successful treatment involved the gradual addition of higher textures based on results of periodic probes. Food acceptance and swallowing were reinforced, while food refusal and expulsion were placed on extinction.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Eating Habits, Outcomes of Treatment
Peer reviewedThompson, George A., Jr. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1979
The behavior modification procedure, carried out at mealtime with a ten-year-old retarded boy who had spastic cerebral palsy, consisted of differential reinforcement and punishment, and resulted in substantial decreases in tongue thrust (reverse swallowing) and food expulsion, and a large increase in observed chewing. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cerebral Palsy, Eating Habits, Exceptional Child Research
