title: Effects of antecedent variables on disruptive behavior and accurate responding in young children in outpatient settings.
abstract: The effects of manipulations of task variables on inaccurate responding and disruption were investigated with 3 children who engaged in noncompliance. With 2 children in an outpatient clinic, task directives were first manipulated to identify directives that guided accurate responding; then, additional dimensions of the task were manipulated to evaluate their influence on disruptive behavior. With a 3rd child, similar procedures were employed at school. Results showed one-step directives set the occasion for accurate responding and that other dimensions of the task (e.g., preference) functioned as motivating operations for negative reinforcement.
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa, USA. boelter@kennedykrieger.org
authors.forename: Eric W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Boelter
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wacker
authors.forename: Nathan A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Call
authors.forename: Joel E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ringdahl
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kopelman
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation