Basing assessment and treatment of problem behavior on behavioral momentum theory: Analyses of behavioral persistence

Kelly M Schieltz; David P Wacker; Joel E Ringdahl; Wendy K Berg

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2017.02.013

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Basing assessment and treatment of problem behavior on behavioral momentum theory: Analyses of behavioral persistence

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Basing assessment and treatment of problem behavior on behavioral momentum theory: Analyses of behavioral persistence

Kelly M Schieltz, David P Wacker, Joel E Ringdahl and Wendy K Berg

Behavioural processes, Vol.141(Part 1), pp.75-84

08/2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2017.02.013

PMCID: PMC5468470

PMID: 28219729

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•Tying applied treatments to basic behavioral processes may address the problems in those treatments.•Alternative behavior and problem behavior are strengthened during DRA treatments.•DRA treatments may suppress problem behavior too quickly.•Basing applied treatments on basic behavioral processes may lead to new evaluations.•Extinction and reinforcement are critical in the persistence of DRA treatment effects. The connection, or bridge, between applied and basic behavior analysis has been long-established (Hake, 1982; Mace & Critchfield, 2010). In this article, we describe how clinical decisions can be based more directly on behavioral processes and how basing clinical procedures on behavioral processes can lead to improved clinical outcomes. As a case in point, we describe how applied behavior analyses of maintenance, and specifically the long-term maintenance of treatment effects related to problem behavior, can be adjusted and potentially enhanced by basing treatment on Behavioral Momentum Theory. We provide a brief review of the literature including descriptions of two translational studies that proposed changes in how differential reinforcement of alternative behavior treatments are conducted based on Behavioral Momentum Theory. We then describe current clinical examples of how these translations are continuing to impact the definitions, designs, analyses, and treatment procedures used in our clinical practice.

Behavioral momentum theory

Long-term maintenance

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Title: Subtitle: Basing assessment and treatment of problem behavior on behavioral momentum theory: Analyses of behavioral persistence
Creators: Kelly M Schieltz - University of Missouri, Department of Educational, School & Counseling Psychology, 16 Hill Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
David P Wacker - The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, 100 Hawkins Dr. 251 CDD, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Joel E Ringdahl - University of Georgia, Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Wendy K Berg - The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Dr. 251 CDD, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Behavioural processes, Vol.141(Part 1), pp.75-84
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2017.02.013
PMID: 28219729
PMCID: PMC5468470
NLM abbreviation: Behav Processes
ISSN: 0376-6357
eISSN: 1872-8308
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Grant note: name: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH), award: 2RO1HD29402-12
Language: English
Date published: 08/2017
Academic Unit: Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993332502771

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