A COMPARISON OF MULTIPLE REINFORCER ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY THE FUNCTION OF MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR

Functional analysis results indicated that maladaptive behaviors displayed by a 25‐year‐old man with profound mental retardation were maintained by attention from caregivers and possibly, to a lesser degree, by access to tangible items. A concurrent‐schedules procedure was then used to study the rel...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2002, Vol.35 (3), p.299-303
Main Authors: Lindauer, Steven E., Zarcone, Jennifer R., Richman, David M., Schroeder, Stephen R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Autistic Disorder - complications
Behavior disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Communication Disorders - complications
Communication Disorders - therapy
concurrent schedules of reinforcement
developmental disabilities
functional analysis
functional communication training
Humans
Intellectual deficiency
Interpersonal communication
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - therapy
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
reinforcer assessment
Teaching - methods
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Summary:Functional analysis results indicated that maladaptive behaviors displayed by a 25‐year‐old man with profound mental retardation were maintained by attention from caregivers and possibly, to a lesser degree, by access to tangible items. A concurrent‐schedules procedure was then used to study the relative reinforcing value for maladaptive behavior of attention versus tangible items. Results of the concurrent‐schedules assessment and subsequent functional communication training indicated that preference for attention versus access to a tangible object varied.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2002.35-299