Functional analysis and treatment of inappropriate verbal behavior.
The present study examined the possible function of inappropriate verbal behavior of an adult man who had been diagnosed with both mental retardation and psychosis. Results of a functional analysis indicated that inappropriate verbal utterances were maintained by attention. An intervention consisting of the differential reinforcement of appropriate verbal behavior effectively reduced the inappropriate behavior.
Dixon
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Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program, Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 62901, USA. mdixon@siu.edu
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D000328:Adult; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014705:Verbal Behavior