The effects of response cost in the treatment of aberrant behavior maintained by negative reinforcement

Kris M. Keeney; Wayne W. Fisher; John D. Adelinis; David A. Wilder

doi:10.1901/jaba.2000.33-255

The effects of response cost in the treatment of aberrant behavior maintained by negative reinforcement

Kris M. Keeney, Wayne W. Fisher, John D. Adelinis, David A. Wilder

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Abstract

Positive reinforcement contingencies can sometimes be used to decrease problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement (e.g., escape). In the current study, we evaluated the extent to which response cost (i.e., contingent removal of a preferred stimulus) would compete with the negative reinforcer maintaining destructive behavior. The response cost contingency reduced destructive behavior by 87% from baseline levels even though the negative reinforcement contingency (i.e., escape) remained in place.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	255-258
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2000.33-255
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Destructive behavior
Functional analysis
Negative reinforcement
Response cost

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science
Applied Psychology

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