Effects of Noncontingent Reinforcement and Choice of Activity on Aggressive Behavior Maintained by Attention

Functional assessments identified that the grabbing behavior of a 24‐year‐old man with intellectual disability was maintained by social positive reinforcement, that is, attention. Aggression was more likely to occur when his social environment changed from high to low attention. An intervention that...

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Published in:	Behavioral interventions Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 147 - 160
Main Authors:	Phillips, Katrina J., Mudford, Oliver C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-05-2011 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Aggression Aggressive behavior Aggressiveness Behavior modification Developmental disabilities Effects Extinction Mental retardation Noncontingent reinforcement Reinforcement Social environment Studies
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Summary:	Functional assessments identified that the grabbing behavior of a 24‐year‐old man with intellectual disability was maintained by social positive reinforcement, that is, attention. Aggression was more likely to occur when his social environment changed from high to low attention. An intervention that combined extinction with activity choice and noncontingent reinforcement was most effective at reducing grabbing. The intervention and beneficial effects were maintained over 17 months, although staff retraining was required at 6 and 16 months. Retraining was implemented successfully when aggression increased and procedural integrity had declined. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Bibliography:	istex:3EB5429F579C24744A780955EC056659547A6073 ArticleID:BIN329 ark:/67375/WNG-TQG6JDFW-B ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	1072-0847 1099-078X 1099-078X
DOI:	10.1002/bin.329