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The Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Responses in the Reduction of Self-Injurious Behaviour: A Pilot Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Robert S. P. Jones  and
L. J. V. Baker
Robert S. P. Jones
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales Trinity College, Dublin
L. J. V. Baker
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales Trinity College, Dublin
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Abstract

The latency of the self-injurious behaviour of a severely handicapped, Down's-syndrome boy, aged 9 years, was increased by a factor greater than three. Vibration was presented as the reinforcer in a discrete-trial, DRI-schedule procedure in which the incompatible response was physically prompted. A single-subject, ABAB design was used. It is suggested that the DRI schedule used in this way is a valuable initial procedure for decreasing self-injurious behaviour to a level where other procedures may then be applied.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 323 - 328
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1988

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