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FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF INAPPROPRIATE VERBAL BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
Dixon Mark R.,
Benedict Heather,
Larson Tracy
Publication year - 2001
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.2001.34-361
Subject(s) - psychology , functional analysis , differential reinforcement , reinforcement , nonverbal communication , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , psychosis , clinical psychology , applied behavior analysis , autism , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The present study examined the possible function of inappropriate verbal behavior of an adult man who had been diagnosed with both mental retardation and psychosis. Results of a functional analysis indicated that inappropriate verbal utterances were maintained by attention. An intervention consisting of the differential reinforcement of appropriate verbal behavior effectively reduced the inappropriate behavior.