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Peer reviewedPiazza, Cathleen C.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study of an adolescent with mental retardation and autism found that pica of cigarette butts was maintained in a condition with no social consequences when cigarettes contained nicotine but not when cigarettes contained herbs without nicotine. A procedure based on stimulus control, which reduced cigarette consumption to zero, is described.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedPiazza, 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
Peer reviewedPiazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Hanley, Gregory P.; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Worsdell, April S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study conducted functional analyses of the pica of three young children. The pica of one participant was maintained by automatic reinforcement; that of the other two was multiply-controlled by social and automatic reinforcement. Preference and treatment analyses were used to address the automatic function of the pica. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Eating Disorders, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedPiazza, Cathleen C.; Bowman, Lynn G.; Contrucci, Stephanie A.; Delia, Michael D.; Adelinis, John D.; Goh, Han-Leong – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
This study analyzed specific stimuli reinforcing destructive behavior in two 11-year-olds males with mental retardation and severe destructive behavior problems maintained by attention. The use of concurrent schedules of reinforcement identified alternatives to the reinforcing verbal reprimands and led to development of effective treatments to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
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Direct linkHanley, Gregory P.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Maglieri, Kristen A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
The current study describes an assessment sequence that may be used to identify individualized, effective, and preferred interventions for severe problem behavior in lieu of relying on a restricted set of treatment options that are assumed to be in the best interest of consumers. The relative effectiveness of functional communication training…
Descriptors: Discipline, Positive Reinforcement, Punishment, Developmental Disabilities
Peer reviewedLeBlanc, Linda A.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Krug, Mary A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of 4-year-old girl with severe intellectual disabilities, congenital heart defects, and pulmonary disease investigated the effectiveness of restraint and no-restraint methods to prevent pica. Both methods prevented pica, however, the no restraint condition required less therapist effort and had less negative impact on quality of life.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
