EFFECTS OF WARNING STIMULI FOR REINFORCER WITHDRAWAL AND TASK ONSET ON SELF-INJURY

Results of a functional analysis of self‐injurious behavior (SIB) in a child with autism showed that her SIB was maintained by access to preferred objects and escape or avoidance of task demands. Extinction and noncontingent reinforcement treatments were supplemented by presenting a statement combin...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 1998, Vol.31 (4), p.679-682
Main Authors: Mace, Amy Boyajian, Shapiro, Edward S., Mace, F. Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Behavior Change
Behavior disorders
Behavior Modification
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
Elementary Education
Evaluation Methods
Extinction (Psychology)
Extinction, Psychological
Female
functional analysis in schools
Functional Assessment
Humans
Injuries
Medical sciences
Negative Reinforcement
Outcomes of Treatment
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Self destructive behavior
Self Injurious Behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy
self-injury
Therapy
treatment supplement
Treatments
warning stimuli
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Summary:Results of a functional analysis of self‐injurious behavior (SIB) in a child with autism showed that her SIB was maintained by access to preferred objects and escape or avoidance of task demands. Extinction and noncontingent reinforcement treatments were supplemented by presenting a statement combined with a picture cue at 30‐s intervals indicating that a preferred object would be removed or a task would be presented. Warning stimuli in combination with extinction and noncontingent reinforcement reduced SIB to acceptable levels. SIB rates remained comparatively high in a control condition consisting of a 2‐min delay to onset of reinforcer removal or task demands.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1998.31-679