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Ecobehavioural analysis of stereotypic and adaptive behaviours: activities as setting events
Author(s) -
REPP A. C.,
SINGH N. N.,
KARSH K. G.,
DEITZ D. E. D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1991.tb00425.x
Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , covert , adaptive behaviour , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , stereotypy , activities of daily living , adaptive behavior , applied psychology , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , amphetamine , management , neuroscience , dopamine , economics
. The effects of activities and task demands on the rale of stereotvpie and adaptive behaviour were analysed within the conceptual framework of setting events. Data on 12 menially retarded subjects were collected in real time using portable microcomputers during six activities: leisure, pre‐vocational training, gym, academic instruction, home living, and lunch. Results showed that stereotypic and adaptive responses occurred in all settings, with the two behaviours occurring simultaneously across both subjects and activities some of the time. Micro‐level analysis showed that teacher covert task demand provided the setting evenl for most of the stereotypic and adaptive responding during each activity. The importance of ecobehavioural analysis in understanding the nature of stereotypy and adaptive behaviour, anil the contribution of such an analysis to appropriate and effective intervention were highlighted.