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Peer reviewedIwata, Brian A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
This study examined methods for determining how extinction should be applied to different functions of self-injurious behavior, specifically head-banging of three children with developmental disabilities. Since each subject's head-banging was maintained by different reinforcement contingencies, behavioral treatment techniques, although all based…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management, Developmental Disabilities
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
