NONCONTINGENT APPLICATION VERSUS CONTINGENT REMOVAL OF TACTILE STIMULATION - EFFECTS ON SELF-INJURY IN A YOUNG BOY WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES

Authors
SIGAFOOS J PENNELL D
Citation
J. Sigafoos et D. Pennell, NONCONTINGENT APPLICATION VERSUS CONTINGENT REMOVAL OF TACTILE STIMULATION - EFFECTS ON SELF-INJURY IN A YOUNG BOY WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, Behaviour change, 12(3), 1995, pp. 139-143
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Behaviour change → ACNP
ISSN journal
08134839
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
139 - 143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0813-4839(1995)12:3<139:NAVCRO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This study examined the effects of tactile stimulation on self-injurio us behaviour (SIB) in a 10-year-old boy with developmental disabilitie s. SIB occurred at high rates during unstructured play, suggesting an automatic reinforcement, sensory stimulation function. Noncontingent a pplication of an alternative source of tactile stimulation produced on ly modest reductions in SIB, but contingent removal of the objects use d to obtain tactile stimulation produced clinically significant reduct ions.