Use of the high-probability instructional sequence and escape extinction in a child with food refusal.
We used the high-probability (high-p) instructional sequence with and without escape extinction in the treatment of food refusal. Acceptance increased and refusal decreased only with the introduction of escape extinction. These results raise important questions about the high-p sequence in the treatment of food refusal.
Dawson
Jennifer E
JE
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. dawson@kennedykrieger.org
Piazza
Cathleen C
CC
Sevin
Bart M
BM
Gulotta
Charles S
CS
Lerman
Dorothea
D
Kelley
Mary Lou
ML
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000523:psychology; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000523:psychology; D018589:Gastroparesis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012057:Reinforcement, Verbal