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. 1997 Fall;30(3):581-3.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-581.

Use of extinction and reinforcement to increase food consumption and reduce expulsion

D A Coe  1 , R L Babbitt, K E Williams, C Hajimihalis, A M Snyder, C Ballard, L A Efron
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Use of extinction and reinforcement to increase food consumption and reduce expulsion

D A Coe et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1997 Fall.

Abstract

Extinction and reinforcement contingencies were used to treat 2 children with feeding disorders. Positive reinforcement and avoidance extinction effectively increased food acceptance but also increased food expulsion. Reduced expulsion and increased swallowing were achieved by repeated presentation of expelled food, a second extinction component

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