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Positive reinforcement as treatment for problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement
Author(s) -
Payne Steven W.,
Dozier Claudia L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.54
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , extinction (optical mineralogy) , functional analysis , function (biology) , developmental psychology , applied behavior analysis , cognitive psychology , social psychology , autism , paleontology , biochemistry , evolutionary biology , chemistry , biology , gene
Functional analyses (Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, & Richman, 1982/1994) have been useful in determining function‐based treatments for problem behavior. Recently, however, researchers have evaluated the use of arbitrary reinforcers (e.g., positive reinforcers) to decrease problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement, particularly in the absence of extinction. We provide a brief review of recent research on this topic and discuss implications regarding mechanisms, practice, and future research directions.