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Case Reports
. 1994 Spring;27(1):173-4.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1994.27-173.

Behavioral persistence and variability during extinction of self-injury maintained by escape

H L Goh  1 , B A Iwata
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Behavioral persistence and variability during extinction of self-injury maintained by escape

H L Goh et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1994 Spring.

Abstract

The self-injurious escape behavior of a developmentally disabled adult was treated with extinction. Results of a reversal design showed substantial bursts of responding when extinction was introduced and reintroduced: self-injury remained at a variable and elevated rate for some time before stable, low rates were observed. Data on aggression, a nontarget behavior during both baseline and treatment, showed a pattern similar to that seen for self-injury during the extinction conditions.

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