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Brief functional analysis and treatment of eye poking
Author(s) -
MacDonald Jennifer E.,
Wilder David A.,
Dempsey Carrie
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.121
Subject(s) - psychology , reinforcement , photic stimulation , stimulation , visual attention , neuroscience , audiology , visual perception , medicine , social psychology , cognition , perception
A brief functional analysis suggested that eye poking exhibited by a 5‐year‐old boy diagnosed with cortical visual impairment was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Levels of eye poking in additional conditions suggested that the behavior might be maintained by visual stimulation. Response blocking through the use of safety goggles effectively reduced eye poking in the analog setting. Data from the natural environment suggest that, during intervention, eye poking was confined to times when response blocking was not in effect. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.