BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM IN THE TREATMENT OF ESCAPE‐MOTIVATED STEREOTYPY
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 23 (4) , 507-514
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1990.23-507
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.Keywords
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