THE EFFECTS OF BLOCKING MOUTHING OF LEISURE ITEMS ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS REINFORCERS

Leisure items are commonly used as reinforcers in behavior‐analytic applications. However, a defining feature of autism is the occurrence of stereotypy, and individuals with autism often engage leisure items in a stereotyped manner. The opportunity for stereotyped interaction may be the only aspect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied behavior analysis 2007, Vol.40 (4), p.761-765
Hauptverfasser:	Tarbox, Rachel S. F., Tarbox, Jonathan, Ghezzi, Patrick M., Wallace, Michele D., Yoo, J. Helen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autism Autistic children Autistic Disorder - psychology Autistic Disorder - therapy Behavior Behavior modification Behavior Therapy - methods Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy Behavioral Science Research Biological and medical sciences Caregivers Child clinical studies Child, Preschool Children Choice Behavior Communication Skills Daily Living Skills Developmental disorders Effectiveness Evaluation Expressive Language Feedback (Response) Handheld computers Humans Infantile autism Interaction Intervals Interviews Investigations Language Skills Leisure Leisure Activities Leisure Time Maintenance Male Males Medical sciences object mouthing Opportunities Preferences Preschool Education Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Reinforcement Reinforcement (Psychology) reinforcer assessment response blocking Stereotyped Behavior Stereotypes stereotypy Stimuli Teaching Methods Treatments
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Zusammenfassung:	Leisure items are commonly used as reinforcers in behavior‐analytic applications. However, a defining feature of autism is the occurrence of stereotypy, and individuals with autism often engage leisure items in a stereotyped manner. The opportunity for stereotyped interaction may be the only aspect of a contingent stimulus that makes it a reinforcer for appropriate behavior. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of blocking stereotyped reinforcer interaction on reinforcer efficacy for 2 children with autism. Results showed that blocking stereotypic reinforcer interaction did not influence reinforcer efficacy.
ISSN:	0021-8855 1938-3703
DOI:	10.1901/jaba.2007.761-765