Article
Response competition and stimulus preference in the treatment of automatically reinforced behavior: A comparison
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Disciplines
Abstract
Clinicians are particularly challenged by the development of interventions for behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement because reinforcers that maintain the responses often cannot be directly observed or manipulated. Researchers have conducted either preference assessments or competing items assessments when developing effective treatments for behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. However, interventions based on these assessments have not been directly compared. The current study evaluated procedures to make such a comparison. High-competition items resulted in greater reductions in vocal stereotypy than did high preference items for a preschool boy with autism.
Citation Information
Thomas S. Higbee, Mark P. Groskreutz and Nicole C. Groskreutz. "Response competition and stimulus preference in the treatment of automatically reinforced behavior: A comparison" Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 44 Iss. 1 (2011) p. 211 - 215 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_higbee/38/
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