CHOICES BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT DURING TREATMENT FOR ESCAPE-MAINTAINED BEHAVIOR

Positive reinforcement was more effective than negative reinforcement in promoting compliance and reducing escape‐maintained problem behavior for a child with autism. Escape extinction was then added while the child was given a choice between positive or negative reinforcement for compliance and the...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2001, Vol.34 (4), p.521-525
Main Authors: Deleon, Iser G., Neidert, Pamela L., Anders, Bonita M., Rodriguez-Catter, Vanessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autistic Disorder - rehabilitation
Behavior disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Behavioral decision theory
behavioral economics
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
choice
Choice Behavior
compliance
differential reinforcement
escape-maintained behavior
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Reinforcement Schedule
Self-Injurious Behavior - diagnosis
Self-Injurious Behavior - therapy
Social Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Social Behavior Disorders - therapy
Treatments
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Summary:Positive reinforcement was more effective than negative reinforcement in promoting compliance and reducing escape‐maintained problem behavior for a child with autism. Escape extinction was then added while the child was given a choice between positive or negative reinforcement for compliance and the reinforcement schedule was thinned. When the reinforcement requirement reached 10 consecutive tasks, the treatment effects became inconsistent and reinforcer selection shifted from a strong preference for positive reinforcement to an unstable selection pattern.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2001.34-521