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. 2006 Fall;39(3):375-9.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2006.170-04.

Experimental analysis and treatment of multiply controlled problem behavior: a systematic replication and extension

Carrie S W Borrero  1 , Timothy R Vollmer
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Experimental analysis and treatment of multiply controlled problem behavior: a systematic replication and extension

Carrie S W Borrero et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2006 Fall.

Abstract

We evaluated interventions designed to reduce multiply controlled problem behavior exhibited by a young boy with developmental disabilities, using a multiple baseline design. Each intervention was designed to address a specific social function of problem behavior. Results showed that the separate interventions were useful in reducing problem behavior, and terminal schedules were reached by way of schedule thinning (attention condition) and delays to reinforcement (tangible and escape conditions).

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Figure 1. Results of the treatment analysis for the attention condition (top), tangible condition (middle), and escape condition (bottom).
Responses per minute of problem behavior are shown on the y axis on all panels, and the percentage of compliance is shown on the secondary y axis for the escape condition.
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