A comparison of noncontingent reinforcement and sensory extinction as treatments for self-injurious behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 635-646

  Roscoe, Eileen M ^b   Iwata, Brian A ^a   Goh, Han Leong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Automatic reinforcement; Functional analysis; Noncontingent reinforcement; Protective equipment; Self injurious behavior; Sensory extinction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032253020     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-635     Document Type: Article

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