ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL VARIABLES WHEN AN INITIAL FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS INDICATES AUTOMATIC REINFORCEMENT AS THE MAINTAINING VARIABLE FOR SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR | Zendy

Kuhn Stephanie A. Contrucci | Zendy; Triggs Mandy | Zendy

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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.

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