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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.