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ASSESSMENT OF SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR MAINTAINED BY ACCESS TO SELF‐RESTRAINT MATERIALS
Author(s) -
Vollmer Timothy R.,
Vorndran Christina M.
Publication year - 1998
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.1998.31-647
Subject(s) - functional analysis , reinforcement , psychology , behavioral analysis , self destructive behavior , applied behavior analysis , clinical psychology , behavior change , developmental psychology , human factors and ergonomics , social psychology , poison control , autism , medicine , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This study replicates and extends prior research showing that access to self‐restraint materials can reinforce self‐injurious behavior (SIB). A functional analysis was conducted showing that SIB occurred at differentially high rates when access to restraint materials (a leather jacket) was made contingent on the behavior. In addition, an alone condition during the functional analysis showed that SIB did not occur in the absence of restraint materials. Finally, a treatment analysis showed that functional communication training was effective using an alternative reinforcer.