Clarifying an ambiguous functional analysis with matched and mismatched extinction procedures

David E. Kuhn; Iser G. DeLeon; Wayne W. Fisher; Arthur E. Wilke

Clarifying an ambiguous functional analysis with matched and mismatched extinction procedures

David E. Kuhn, Iser G. DeLeon, Wayne W. Fisher, Arthur E. Wilke

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Abstract

Results of a functional analysis were ambiguous in suggesting that self-injurious behavior (SIB) was maintained by escape, sensory reinforcement, or both. To help clarify these results, we compared escape extinction, sensory extinction, and the combined treatments. Sensory extinction proved to be a necessary and sufficient treatment, whereas escape extinction failed to decrease SIB. These analyses helped to clarify the function of SIB and to identify an effective and efficient treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	99-102
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume	32
Issue number	1
State	Published - Mar 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Extinction
Functional analysis
Self-injurious behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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