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FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
Borrero John C.,
Vollmer Timothy R.,
Wright Carrie S.,
Lerman Dorothea C.,
Kelley Michael E.
Publication year - 2002
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.2002.35-69
Subject(s) - functional analysis , psychology , behavioral analysis , self destructive behavior , applied behavior analysis , function (biology) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , autism , medicine , medical emergency , biology , biochemistry , evolutionary biology , gene
Using a procedure similar to the one described by Le and Smith (in press), we evaluated the effects of protective equipment during a functional analysis for 2 individuals who engaged in severe self‐injurious behavior (SIB). Results of our analyses revealed that the use of protective equipment during functional analyses of SIB suppressed levels of responding such that a behavioral function could not be identified.