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FURTHER EVALUATION OF ANTECEDENT SOCIAL EVENTS DURING FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Kuhn David E.,
Hardesty Samantha L.,
Luczynski Kevin
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.42-349
Subject(s) - antecedent (behavioral psychology) , psychology , reinforcement , functional analysis , behavior change , value (mathematics) , developmental psychology , function (biology) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , machine learning , evolutionary biology , biology , computer science , gene
The value of a reinforcer may change based on antecedent events, specifically the behavior of others (Bruzek & Thompson, 2007). In the current study, we examined the effects of manipulating the behavior of the therapist on problem behavior while all dimensions of reinforcement were held constant. Both participants' levels of problem behaviors increased as a function of the altered behavior of the therapist without direct manipulation of states of satiation or deprivation.