Non-Contingent Access toPreferred Sensory Stimuli as a Treatment for Automatically Reinforced Stereotypy
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Behavioral Interventions
Volume
20
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
2005
First Page
177
Last Page
184
Abstract
Researchers have previously suggested that interventions designed to decrease stereotypic behavior are most effective when they include access to stimuli that are matched to the specific sensory consequences hypothesized to maintain the stereotypy. In an attempt to replicate this finding, we used stimulus preference assessments and a reversal design to evaluate the effectiveness of noncontingent access to highly preferred stimuli that were matched to the specific sensory consequences hypothesized to be maintaining the stereotypic behavior of an individual with developmental disabilities. The participant was also given noncontingent access to a highly preferred edible stimulus as a control condition. Results indicated that noncontingent access to a matched sensory stimulus produced consistent decreases in aberrant behavior while access to a highly preferred edible stimulus did not.
Recommended Citation
Higbee, T.S., Chang, S., & Endicott, K. (2005). Non-contingent access to preferred sensory stimuli as a treatment for automatically reinforced stereotypy. Behavioral Interventions, 20, 177–184.
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