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Peer reviewedWieseler, Norman A.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1985
Residential staff rated common consequences of stereotypic or self-injurious behaviors of 60 severely and profoundly retarded residents. Ratings indicated that only 7 percent of stereotypic behavior was followed by positive consequences or escape/avoidance from demands, while 30 percent was followed by staff attention and 38 percent led to escape…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Self Mutilation, Severe Mental Retardation
