The effects of noncontingent delivery of high- and low-preference stimuli on attention-maintained destructive behavior.
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.
Fisher
W W
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Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
O'Connor
J T
JT
Kurtz
P F
PF
DeLeon
I G
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Gotjen
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DL
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology