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USE OF A MULTICOMPONENT TREATMENT FOR FOOD REFUSAL
Author(s) -
Kahng SungWoo,
Tarbox Jonathon,
Wilke Arthur E.
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.2001.34-93
Subject(s) - differential reinforcement , psychology , reinforcement , differential treatment , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , social psychology , international trade , business
We examined the use of a multicomponent treatment for food refusal exhibited by a 5‐year‐old boy who had been diagnosed with mild to moderate mental retardation. Treatment consisted of access to highly preferred tangible items, which were removed contingent on problem behavior or not accepting a bite, and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Treatment resulted in an increase in food acceptance to 100% of bite offers and near‐zero rates of problem behavior. In addition, the participant's caregivers were successfully trained to implement the treatment.