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Experimental analysis and treatment of multiply controlled problem behavior: a systematic replication and extension
Carrie S W Borrero1, Timothy R Vollmer
1University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|October 6, 2006
Summary
Interventions targeting specific social functions effectively reduced problem behaviors in a boy with developmental disabilities. Schedule thinning and reinforcement delays were key to the intervention
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Psychology
- Developmental Disabilities Research
Background:
- Problem behaviors are common in individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Understanding the social function of behavior is crucial for effective intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate interventions for multiply controlled problem behavior.
- To assess interventions addressing specific social functions of problem behavior.
Main Methods:
- A multiple baseline design was employed.
- Interventions were tailored to the social functions of problem behavior (attention, tangible, escape).
Main Results:
- Separate interventions successfully reduced problem behavior.
- Schedule thinning was used in the attention condition.
- Delays to reinforcement were implemented in tangible and escape conditions.
Conclusions:
- Interventions targeting specific social functions are effective.
- Behavioral interventions can be systematically faded using schedule thinning and reinforcement delays.
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