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Sarah C. Mead Jasperse, Brian A. Iwata, Kathryn Horton Topham (2023). Problem behavior maintained by a precurrent relation. Behavioral Interventions, 38(1), 283-289. Wiley.
Abstract
Abstract Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior is a well‐established treatment for problem behavior in which the functional reinforcer is delivered after the occurrence of a replacement behavior and withheld after the occurrence of problem behavior. However, sometimes problem behavior continues to occur under these conditions, raising a question as to why problem behavior might maintain when its reinforcer is withheld. This study examined the possibility that problem behavior could be maintained indirectly in a precurrent relation. A functional analysis was conducted to identify a response‐response relation between self‐injurious behavior (SIB) and an alternative response. The results suggest that SIB was maintained by its relation with the alternative response.
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