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A Theoretical Analysis of Potential Extinction Properties of Behavior-Specific Manual Restraint
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Cipani, Ennio; Thomas, Melvin; Martin, Daniel – Behavior Analyst Today, 2007
This paper will examine possible extinction properties of behavior-specific manual restraint. It will analyze the possibility of extinction being produced via restraint with respect to the target behavior's possible environmental functions. The theoretical analysis will involve the analysis of behavioral properties of restraint during two temporal…
Descriptors: Self Control, Behavior Modification, Self Destructive Behavior, Outcomes of Treatment
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
Further Analysis of the Relationship between Self-Injury and Self-Restraint.
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Fisher, Wayne W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study examined the effects of blocking self-injurious behavior on the self-restraint of a 19-year-old male with severe mental retardation. Consistent with the negative reinforcement hypothesis, blocking SIB resulted in near-zero levels of SIB and moderate reductions in self-restraint. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Negative Reinforcement, Self Control
Treatment of Covert Food Stealing in an Individual with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
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Maglieri, Kristen, A.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa; Sevin, Bart M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
A study found verbal reprimands, delivered contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to decease the food stealing of a girl (age 14) with Prader-Willi syndrome. Warning stimuli were then successfully used to help her discriminate between permitted/prohibited foods during sessions in which food stealing was not directly observed.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Eating Disorders, Females
Maintaining Performance of Autistic Clients in Community Settings with Delayed Contingencies.
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Dunlap, Glen; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1987
Prompting, positive and negative reinforcement, and a gradually extended reinforcement schedule were used with three autistic clients (two six-year-olds and one adolescent) to teach them to maintain on-task behaviors without constant supervision. Results indicated that appropriate behavior could be successfully maintained with only infrequent and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management
Effects of Differential Negative Reinforcement on Disruption and Compliance.
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Marcus, Bethany A.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
The effects on compliance of two types of differential negative reinforcement (DNR) were studied with a five-year-old girl with moderate mental retardation and a history of severe disruption. Escape from instructional trials was either contingent on a communicative behavior or compliance. Behaviors improved with both interventions, but compliance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Psychology)