Escape as reinforcement and escape extinction in the treatment of feeding problems

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 719-735

  Larue, Robert H ^a   Stewart, Victoria ^b   Piazza, Cathleen C ^b   Volkert, Valerie M ^b   Patel, Meeta R ^c   Zeleny, Jason ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinic 4 Kidz   (United States)

Author keywords

escape; escape extinction; feeding disorders; food refusal; food selectivity; gastroesophageal reflux disease; negative reinforcement; pediatric feeding disorders; transplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCAPE REACTION; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860582674     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-719     Document Type: Article

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