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- Title
Functional analysis of self-injury maintained by automatic reinforcement: exposing masked social functions.
- Authors
McKerchar, Todd L.; SungWoo Kahng; Casioppo, Elyse; Wilson, David
- Abstract
Two functional analyses for self-injurious behavior (SIB) exhibited by a child diagnosed with mental retardation and autism were conducted. Responding was high and undifferentiated in the first functional analysis, indicating that SIB was maintained by automatic reinforcement. During the second functional analysis, the client wore a padded helmet and all SIB was blocked. SIB decreased in all conditions except attention, suggesting that SIB was multiply controlled (social positive and automatic reinforcement). Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
SELF-injurious behavior; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; FUNCTIONALISM (Social sciences); CHILD psychology
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2001, Vol 16, Issue 1, p59
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.78