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USE OF COMPONENT ANALYSES TO IDENTIFY ACTIVE VARIABLES IN TREATMENT PACKAGES FOR CHILDREN WITH FEEDING DISORDERS
Author(s) -
Cooper Linda J.,
Wacker David P.,
McComas Jennifer J.,
Brown Kimberly,
Peck Stephanie M.,
Richman David,
Drew Janet,
Frischmeyer Pam,
Millard Thomas
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.28-139
Subject(s) - psychology , component (thermodynamics) , reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , developmental psychology , component analysis , clinical psychology , social psychology , statistics , biology , mathematics , paleontology , physics , thermodynamics
We evaluated the separate components in treatment packages for food refusal of 4 young children. First, treatment packages were implemented until food acceptance improved. Next, a component analysis was conducted within a multielement or reversal design to identify the active components that facilitated food acceptance. The results indicated that escape extinction was always identified as an active variable when assessed; however, other variables, including positive reinforcement and noncontingent play, were also identified as active variables for 2 of the children. The results suggest that the component analysis was useful for identifying variables that affected food acceptance.