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Self‐restraint as Positive Reinforcement for Self‐injurious Behavior

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: Many individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior (SIB) also exhibit self-restraint. We compared rates of SIB exhibited by a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with profound retardation across conditions in which access to restraint was (a) continuously available, (b) presented as a consequence for SIB, or (c) unavailable. Rates of SIB increased when access to restraint was contingent upon SIB and decreased when restraint was unavailable, suggesting that self-restraint functioned as positive reinforcement for SIB.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-99

Authors: Richard G. Smith, Dorothea C. Lerman, Brian A. Iwata

Institutions: University of North Texas, University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2086732103

FWCI: 4.558

Cites: 5

Cited by: 42

Related to: 10