BEHAVIORAL PERSISTENCE AND VARIABILITY DURING EXTINCTION OF SELF-INJURY MAINTAINED BY ESCAPE

Authors
GOH HL IWATA BA
Citation
Hl. Goh et Ba. Iwata, BEHAVIORAL PERSISTENCE AND VARIABILITY DURING EXTINCTION OF SELF-INJURY MAINTAINED BY ESCAPE, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 27(1), 1994, pp. 173-174
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of applied behavior analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218855
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
173 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8855(1994)27:1<173:BPAVDE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The self-injurious escape behavior of a developmentally disabled adult was treated with extinction. Results of a reversal design showed subs tantial bursts of responding when extinction was introduced and reintr oduced: self-injury remained at a variable and elevated rate for some time before stable, low rates were observed. Data on aggression, a non target behavior during both baseline and treatment, showed a pattern s imilar to that seen for self-injury during the extinction conditions.