title: Noncontingent reinforcement as treatment for food refusal and associated self-injury.
abstract: We examined the use of noncontingent reinforcement to decrease self-injury and increase bite acceptance in a child who exhibited food refusal. First, a brief functional analysis suggested that self-injury was maintained by escape from food presentation. Next, we evaluated an intervention that involved noncontingent access to a video during feeding sessions. Results of the intervention showed a decrease in self-injury and an increase in bite acceptance.
authors.affiliation: Florida Institute of Technology, School of Psychology, Melbourne 32901, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilder
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Normand
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atwell
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*