Negative reinforcer value manipulations for treating escape-maintained problem behavior

Document Type

Thesis

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree

M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis

Date Completed

2017

First Committee Member

Roscoe, Eileen

Second Committee Member

Bourret, Jason

Third Committee Member

Thompson, Rachel

Abstract

"Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) without extinction may have clinical utility when practitioners cannot successfully implement extinction. However, this approach has not always been found effective for treating escape-maintained problem behavior. One way to enhance the efficacy of DRA without extinction is to use differential escape magnitudes for compliance relative to problem behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate various DRA escape magnitudes for three participants with escape-maintained problem behavior. DRA was effective when a large differential magnitude of 24:1 was used for two of three participants. Including differential DRA escape magnitudes may facilitate this treatment for escape-maintained problem behavior."

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