COMPETITION BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ESCAPE BEHAVIOR

We compared the effects of reinforcing compliance with either positive reinforcement (edible items) or negative reinforcement (a break) on 5 participants' escape‐maintained problem behavior. Both procedures were assessed with or without extinction. Results showed that compliance was higher and...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 1999, Vol.32 (3), p.285-296
Main Authors: Lalli, Joseph S., Vollmer, Timothy R., Progar, Patrick R., Wright, Carrie, Borrero, John, Daniel, Dency, Barthold, Christine Hoffner, Tocco, Kathy, May, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Behavior disorders
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Behavioral sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Compliance
Escape Reaction - physiology
escape-maintained problem behavior
Extinction, Psychological
Female
functional analysis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - therapy
Patient Compliance
Positive reinforcement
positive versus negative reinforcement
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Reinforcement Schedule
Task Performance and Analysis
Treatments
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Summary:We compared the effects of reinforcing compliance with either positive reinforcement (edible items) or negative reinforcement (a break) on 5 participants' escape‐maintained problem behavior. Both procedures were assessed with or without extinction. Results showed that compliance was higher and problem behavior was lower for all participants when compliance produced an edible item rather than a break. Treatment gains were achieved without the use of extinction. Results are discussed regarding the use of positive reinforcement to treat escape behavior.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1999.32-285