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TREATMENT OF COVERT FOOD STEALING IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH PRADER‐WILLI SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Maglieri Kristen A.,
DeLeon Iser G.,
RodriguezCatter Vanessa,
Sevin Bart M.
Publication year - 2000
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.2000.33-615
Subject(s) - covert , psychology , developmental psychology , philosophy , linguistics
Covert food stealing is common among individuals with Prader‐Willi syndrome. We found that verbal reprimands, delivered contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to decrease the food stealing of a girl with Prader‐Willi syndrome. Warning stimuli were then used to help her discriminate between permitted and prohibited foods during sessions in which food stealing was not directly observed. This procedure resulted in decreases in food stealing from containers labeled with the warning stimuli.