The effects of noncontingent delivery of high-and low-preference stimuli on attention-maintained destructive behavior

Wayne W. Fisher; Julia T. O'Connor; Patricia F. Kurtz; Iser G. DeLeon; Deidre L. Gotjen

doi:10.1901/jaba.2000.33-79

The effects of noncontingent delivery of high-and low-preference stimuli on attention-maintained destructive behavior

Wayne W. Fisher, Julia T. O'Connor, Patricia F. Kurtz, Iser G. DeLeon, Deidre L. Gotjen

Kennedy Krieger Institute

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Abstract

An adolescent with severe mental retardation and cerebral palsy who displayed attention-maintained destructive behavior was exposed to noncontingent reinforcer delivery (NCR) with either a high-preference or a low-preference stimulus while reinforcement for destructive behavior with attention remained in effect (i.e., NCR without extinction). NCR without extinction was effective only when the high-preference stimulus was available, suggesting that systematic assessment of stimulus quality may enhance the effectiveness of NCR with alternative stimuli.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	79-83
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2000.33-79
State	Published - 2000

Keywords

Behavioral assessment
Developmental disabilities
Functional analysis
Noncontingent reinforcement

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Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science
Applied Psychology

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