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THE PUNISHMENT OF PERSISTENT VOMITING: A CASE STUDY 1
Author(s) -
Kohlenberg Robert J.
Publication year - 1970
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1970.3-241
Subject(s) - vomiting , punishment (psychology) , psychology , shock (circulatory) , stomach , mentally retarded , anesthesia , developmental psychology , medicine
In an attempt to control severe vomiting in a mentally retarded patient, shock was delivered after each stomach tension, a pre‐vomiting response that consisted of an overt abdominal movement. Contingent shock resulted in an initial transitory increase followed by a decrease in rate of stomach tensions. There was a decrease in emitted vomitus, which resulted in a weight gain of the patient.