Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Behavior modification; Extinction (Psychology); People with mental disabilities--Behavior modification;
Abstract
The present study investigated the effectiveness of a combined procedure involving response interruption and DRO in the treatment of self-injurious stereotypy. A visual cue was utilized to assist in generalization and the subject's behavior was monitored outside of the treatment setting. The subject was a ten year old mentally deficient female who engaged in a self-injurious stereotypy involving the picking of skin from her fingers and hands. An ABAC single-subject design was utilized and the subject's behavior was monitored in her classroom on mornings following treatment. The treatment procedure was unsuccessful in reducing the frequency of the behavior and no generalization across settings was observed. Speculations concerning the limitations of this procedure are made and implications for future research are discussed.
Year of Submission
1989
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Donald W. Schmits
Date Original
1989
Object Description
1 PDF file (63 pages)
Copyright
©1989 Clark Gunnell Porter
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Porter, Clark Gunnell, "The Effectiveness of Response Interruption, Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior, and a Visual Cue, in the Treatment of Self-Injurious Stereotypic Behavior" (1989). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1584.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1584
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