Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Education and Treatment of Children

Volume

31

Publisher

West Virginia University Press

Publication Date

2008

First Page

213

Last Page

222

Abstract

The present case study investigated whether the tub-standing of a typicallydeveloping toddler could be reduced by a noncontingent reinforcement procedure. The results of a brief functional analysis suggested that tub-standing was maintained by automatic reinforcement. Noncontingent reinforcement, consisting of presentation of bath toys on a fixed-time schedule, was effective in reducing the number of tub-stands per session. These results suggest that noncontingent reinforcement can be successfully applied to problem behavior in typically-developing children in naturalistic settings.

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Originally published by West Virginia University Press. Publisher's PDF available for download.

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