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- Title
An assessment of preference for caregivers and antecedents for problem behavior.
- Authors
Rapp, John T.
- Abstract
A young boy's problem behavior (e.g., hand biting, jumping) was evaluated in two experiments. In Experiment 1, the participant's relative preference for three caregivers was assessed using a concurrent operants procedure. During each session, only one individual in the pair provided attention contingent on physical proximity. The results indicated that the participant had a relative preference for attention from his mother. In Experiment 2, the participant's behavior was evaluated during antecedent conditions involving noncontingent maternal attention and no maternal attention. The results showed that problem behavior was displayed almost exclusively when noncontingent attention was provided. The potential role of adventitious reinforcement is briefly discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CHILD psychology; ATTENTION; MOTHER-son relationship
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 4, p301
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.195