THE EFFECTS OF NONCONTINGENT ACCESS TO SINGLE- VERSUS MULTIPLE-STIMULUS SETS ON SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR

The automatically reinforced self‐injury of a girl with autism was treated by providing noncontingent access to a single set of preferred toys during 30‐min sessions. The reductive effects of the intervention waned as the session progressed. Rotating toy sets after 10 min or providing access to mult...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2000, Vol.33 (4), p.623-626
Main Authors: DeLeon, Iser G., Anders, Bonita M., Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa, Neidert, Pamela L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Span
Autism
Behavior Modification
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Environment
environmental enrichment
Extinction, Psychological
Female
Females
Humans
Medical sciences
noncontingent reinforcement
Play and Playthings
Positive Reinforcement
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
satiation
Satiation - physiology
Self Injurious Behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy
Time Factors
Toys
Treatments
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Summary:The automatically reinforced self‐injury of a girl with autism was treated by providing noncontingent access to a single set of preferred toys during 30‐min sessions. The reductive effects of the intervention waned as the session progressed. Rotating toy sets after 10 min or providing access to multiple toy sets resulted in reductions that lasted the entire 30 min.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2000.33-623