PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF 2 NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES TO REDUCE SELF-INJURY

Authors
ROBERTS ML MACE FC DAGGETT JA
Citation
Ml. Roberts et al., PRELIMINARY COMPARISON OF 2 NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES TO REDUCE SELF-INJURY, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 28(4), 1995, pp. 579-580
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of applied behavior analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218855
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
579 - 580
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8855(1995)28:4<579:PCO2NR>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
This study compared the effectiveness of differential negative reinfor cement of other behavior (DNRO) and alternative behavior (DNRA) for re ducing self-injurious tantrums maintained by escape from demands in a 4-year-old girl with severe retardation. Both DNRA and DNRO reduced se lf-injury and increased independent performance of two tasks (tooth br ushing and bathing); however, improvement on both measures was greater with the DNRA intervention.