Citation

Goh HL, Iwata BA. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1994; 27(1): 173-174.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1994.27-173

PMID

8188558

PMCID

PMC1297787

Abstract

The self-injurious escape behavior of a developmentally disabled adult was treated with extinction. Results of a reversal design showed substantial bursts of responding when extinction was introduced and reintroduced: self-injury remained at a variable and elevated rate for some time before stable, low rates were observed. Data on aggression, a nontarget behavior during both baseline and treatment, showed a pattern similar to that seen for self-injury during the extinction conditions.

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