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The Reduction of Inappropriate Sucking Behaviour in a 7-Year-Old Girl Through Response-Cost and Social-Reinforcement Procedures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 October 2014
Abstract
An identical procedure to that of Pianta and Hudson (1990) was employed to reduce inappropriate sucking of fingers, hair, and clothes by a 7-year-old girl. The subject's mother utilised a simple response-cost procedure, which was faded over time, and social reinforcement to achieve substantial success. Follow-up observations conducted 6 months after the program terminated revealed a high degree of maintenance.
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