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. 1990 Winter;23(4):507-14.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-507.

Behavioral momentum in the treatment of escape-motivated stereotypy

F C Mace  1 , P Belfiore
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Behavioral momentum in the treatment of escape-motivated stereotypy

F C Mace et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1990 Winter.

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.

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