A METHODOLOGY FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN EXTINCTION AND PUNISHMENT EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONSE BLOCKING

We present one method for distinguishing between extinction and punishment effects. The proportion of responses that produced a consequence (blocking) was varied while hand mouthing was treated in a man diagnosed with profound mental retardation. Response patterns across the schedule changes suggest...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 1996, Vol.29 (2), p.231-233
Main Authors: Lerman, Dorothea C., Iwata, Brian A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Behavior disorders
Behavior Modification
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Behavioral Science Research
Biological and medical sciences
Case Studies
Extinction (Psychology)
Extinction, Psychological
Humans
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Motivation
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Punishment
Reinforcement
Reinforcement Schedule
Reinforcement Schedules
response blocking
Responses
sensory extinction
Severe Mental Retardation
Stereotyped Behavior
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
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Summary:We present one method for distinguishing between extinction and punishment effects. The proportion of responses that produced a consequence (blocking) was varied while hand mouthing was treated in a man diagnosed with profound mental retardation. Response patterns across the schedule changes suggested that the blocking procedure functioned as a punishing event.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1996.29-231