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Comparison of Upright and Flipped Spoon Presentations to Guide Treatment of Food Refusal
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Sharp, William G.; Odom, Ashley; Jaquess, David L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
The current study examined the effects of bite placement with a flipped versus upright spoon on expulsion and mouth clean (product measure of swallowing) in the treatment of 3 children diagnosed with a pediatric feeding disorder and oral-motor deficits. For all 3 participants, extinction in the form of nonremoval of the spoon led to improvements…
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Children, Eating Disorders, Food
Comparison of Behavioral Intervention and Sensory-Integration Therapy in the Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior
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Devlin, Sarah; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
The current study investigates the comparative effects of sensory-integration therapy and behavioral interventions on rates of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in a 9-year-old boy with diagnosis of autism. A functional analysis was conducted to identify the variables maintaining the self-injurious behavior. This analysis demonstrated that SIB was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Destructive Behavior, Negative Reinforcement, Therapy
Comparison of Symbolic and Overt Aversion in the Self-Control of Smoking.
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Compared rapid smoking (overt aversion), covert sensitization (symbolic aversion), and a combination of the two in a self-punishment procedure for eliminating cigarette smoking. Training sessions were spaced over a one-month period. The overt group achieved significantly greater reduction than the symbolic group. The combined group did not differ…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Negative Reinforcement
Emetic and Electric Shock Alcohol Aversion Therapy: Six- and Twelve-Month Follow-Up.
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Cannon, Dale S.; Baker, Timothy B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Follow-up data are presented for 6- and 12-months on male alcoholics (N=20) who received either a multifaceted inpatient alcoholism treatment program alone (controls) or emetic or shock aversion therapy in addition to that program. Both emetic and control subjects compiled more days of abstinence than shock subjects. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis
Assessing Preferences for Positive and Negative Reinforcement during Treatment of Destructive Behavior with Functional Communication Training
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Adelinis, John D.; Volkert, Valerie M.; Keeney, Kris M.; Neidert, Pamela L.; Hovanetz, Alyson – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
Results of prior studies (e.g. [J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 32 (1999) 285]) showing that participants chose alternative behavior (compliance) over escape-reinforced destructive behavior when this latter response produced escape and the former response produced positive reinforcement may have been due to (a) the value of the positive reinforcer…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Outcomes of Treatment
Home-Based Treatment of Disruptive Junior High School Students: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Positive and Negative Consequences.
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Rosen, Lee A.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
Effects of 2 home-based treatments to reduce school problems among 10 disruptive intermediate school students were probed. Although the treatment using only positive reinforcement yielded no significant change, a mixed reinforcement treatment brought both a decrease in rates of referrals to the office and decrease in depression rates. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)