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ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL VARIABLES WHEN AN INITIAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS INDICATES AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT AS THE MAINTAINING VARIABLE FOR SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
Kuhn Stephanie A. Contrucci,
Triggs Mandy
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.2009.42-679
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , functional analysis , behavioral analysis , self destructive behavior , variable (mathematics) , applied behavior analysis , developmental psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , autism , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , mathematics , medicine , biochemistry , gene , chemistry , mathematical analysis
Self‐injurious behavior (SIB) that occurs at high rates across all conditions of a functional analysis can suggest automatic or multiple functions. In the current study, we conducted a functional analysis for 1 individual with SIB. Results indicated that SIB was, at least in part, maintained by automatic reinforcement. Further analyses using protective equipment (i.e., a helmet with face shield) revealed an attention function for the SIB.