MOMENTUM VERSUS EXTINCTION EFFECTS IN THE TREATMENT OF SELF‐INJURIOUS ESCAPE BEHAVIOR

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An individual's self-injurious escape behavior was treated using a high-probability instructional sequence with and without extinction. When presented alone, the high-probability sequence did not reduce self-injurious behavior. When escape extinction was implemented either alone or in combination with the high-probability sequence, self-injury decreased and compliance increased, suggesting that extinction may be a necessary component of the treatment for behavior problems maintained by escape.

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