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Functional analysis and extinction of different behavior problems exhibited by the same individual
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Functional analysis and extinction of different behavior problems exhibited by the same individual

David M Richman, David P Wacker, Jennifer M Asmus and Sean D Casey
Journal of applied behavior analysis, Vol.31(3), pp.475-478
1998
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-475
PMCID: PMC1284133
PMID: 9757585
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https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1998.31-475View
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Abstract

Specific extinction procedures were matched to the function of two target behaviors displayed by the same individual, with results indicating that the matched extinction procedure suppressed the behavior for which it was designed. One of the target behaviors was exposed to an irrelevant extinction procedure, which produced no beneficial effects. These results support previous research indicating the need to match extinction procedures to the function of problem behavior.
Extinction, Psychological Humans Adult Female Intellectual Disability - complications Autistic Disorder - complications Self-Injurious Behavior - rehabilitation Self-Injurious Behavior - etiology Behavior Therapy - methods

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