PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF TWO NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES TO REDUCE SELF‐INJURY | Zendy

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PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF TWO NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES TO REDUCE SELF‐INJURY

Author(s) -

Roberts Maura L.,

Mace F. Charles,

Daggett Julie A.

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.1995.28-579

Subject(s) - reinforcement , differential reinforcement , psychology , bathing , intervention (counseling) , girl , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , pathology

This study compared the effectiveness of differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO) and alternative behavior (DNRA) for reducing self‐injurious tantrums maintained by escape from demands in a 4‐year‐old girl with severe retardation. Both DNRA and DNRO reduced self‐injury and increased independent performance of two tasks (tooth brushing and bathing); however, improvement on both measures was greater with the DNRA intervention.

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