An Experimental Analysis of Aggression

Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman developed an assessment method to identify the operant functions of self-injurious behavior. In this study, a similar methodwas used to assess the operant functions of aggression displayed by children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Althoug...

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Published in:Behavior modification 2001-04, Vol.25 (2), p.189-213
Main Authors: Marcus, Bethany A., Vollmer, Timothy R., Swanson, Victoria, Roane, Henry R., Ringdahl, Joel E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Aggression - psychology
Aggressiveness
Analysis
Behavior
Behavior disorders
Behavior Problems
Behavior Therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child development
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Conditioning, Operant
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Developmental Disabilities - therapy
Developmental disorders
Female
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Negative Reinforcement
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Personality Assessment
Preschool Education
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Teenagers
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Summary:Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman developed an assessment method to identify the operant functions of self-injurious behavior. In this study, a similar methodwas used to assess the operant functions of aggression displayed by children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Although previous research has shown that aggression is an operant behavior, there has been no comprehensive analysis of aggression using analog functional analysis methods. Eight children and adolescents participated. The experimental conditions involved attention, escape, materials, no interaction, and control. Results for 7 of the 8 participants identified clear operant functions (positive or negative reinforcement) for aggression. For 1 child, subsequent analyses suggested that aggression was possibly sensitive to peer attention as reinforcement.
ISSN:0145-4455
1552-4167
DOI:10.1177/0145445501252002