title: Functional analysis and treatment of eye poking with response blocking.
abstract: A functional analysis of eye poking by a 4-year-old female with severe disabilities and visual impairments showed that high rates occurred in all conditions. We conducted a series of probes to identify the maintaining variable for eye poking following an undifferentiated functional analysis. Results showed that eye poking decreased only when we interrupted finger-eye contact by blocking the response.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lalli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Livezey
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kates
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000523:psychology