Journal article
Effects of Signaled Positive Reinforcement on Problem Behavior Maintained by Negative Reinforcement
Journal of behavioral education, Vol.26(2), pp.137-150
06/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-016-9265-0
Abstract
We evaluated the effects of providing positive reinforcement for task completion, signaled via the presence of a tangible item, on escape-maintained problem behavior displayed by three typically developing children during one-time 90-min outpatient evaluations. Brief functional analyses of problem behavior, conducted within a multielement design, identified negative reinforcement. Treatment, conducted within a nonconcurrent multiple baseline with reversal design, consisted of a signal for positive reinforcement while continuing to permit escape for problem behavior, thus creating a competition between positive and negative reinforcement. For all participants, problem behavior decreased.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effects of Signaled Positive Reinforcement on Problem Behavior Maintained by Negative Reinforcement
- Creators
- Kelly M SchieltzDavid P WackerPatrick W Romani
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of behavioral education, Vol.26(2), pp.137-150
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10864-016-9265-0
- ISSN
- 1053-0819
- eISSN
- 1573-3513
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2017
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9983993492902771
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