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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
Peer reviewedDerby, K. Mark; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This paper summarizes brief functional assessments of 79 cases of people with developmental disabilities and self-injurious, aggressive, stereotypic, or other aberrant behavior. Outcomes were evaluated across three variables: (1) referring topography, (2) control over behavior, and (3) the identified maintaining conditions for aberrant behavior.…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedShirley, Melissa J.; Iwata, Brian A.; Kahng, Sung Woo – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
Results of a functional analysis indicted that the hand mouthing of a woman with profound mental retardation was maintained by multiple sources of control (sensory stimulation and access to a leisure item). Hand mouthing, though maintained by automatic reinforcement, was also susceptible to social contingencies when exposed to them during…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
