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ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING TREATMENT EFFECTS WITH LESS INTRUSIVE CONSEQUENCES VIA A PAIRING PROCEDURE
Author(s) -
Vorndran Christina M.,
Lerman Dorothea C.
Publication year - 2006
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.2006.57-05
Subject(s) - pairing , generality , generalization , psychology , reinforcement , term (time) , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , social psychology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , superconductivity , quantum mechanics
The generality and long‐term maintenance of a pairing procedure designed to improve the efficacy of less intrusive procedures were evaluated for the treatment of problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement exhibited by 2 individuals with developmental disabilities. Results suggested that a less intrusive procedure could be established as a conditioned punisher by pairing it with an effective punisher contingent on problem behavior. Generalization across multiple therapists was demonstrated for both participants. However, generalization to another setting was not achieved for 1 participant until pairing was conducted in the second setting. Long‐term maintenance was observed with 1 participant in the absence of further pairing trials. Maintenance via intermittent pairing trials was successful for the other participant.