Creating tic suppression: comparing the effects of verbal instruction to differential reinforcement.
The purpose of this study was to compare two methods designed to produce tic reduction in 4 children with Tourette's syndrome. Specifically, a verbal instruction not to engage in tics was compared to a verbal instruction plus differential reinforcement of zero-rate behavior (DRO). Results showed that the DRO-enhanced procedure yielded greater reductions in tic frequency.
Woods
Douglas W
DW
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. dwoods@uwm.edu
Himle
Michael B
MB
D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*