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Behavioral Momentum in the Treatment of Escape‐motivated Stereotypy

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: Descriptive and experimental analyses of stereotypy by a woman with severe mental retardation showed that the behavior was maintained by escape from demands. A sequence of high-probability requests issued immediately prior to a task-related request established a momentum of compliance that increased compliance with task-related demands. Increases in compliance were accompanied by collateral reductions in stereotypic behavior. A mechanism of response covariation, called functional incompatibility, and an animal analogue study for testing the validity of this mechanism are proposed.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-507

Authors: F. Charles Mace, Phillip Belfiore

Institutions: University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University

Language: English

Topic: Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2065013386

FWCI: 9.568

Cites: 17

Cited by: 176

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