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Adults' responses to self-injurious behavior : an experimental analysis using a computer-simulation paradigm
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Hastings, Richard P., Remington, B. and Hall, M. (1995) Adults' responses to self-injurious behavior : an experimental analysis using a computer-simulation paradigm. Behavior Modification, Volume 19 (Number 4). pp. 425-450. doi:10.1177/01454455950194002 ISSN 0145-4455.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01454455950194002
Abstract
The behavior of staff who care for people with mental retardation has been identified as a significant factor in the development and maintenance of challenging behaviors. In a recent analysis, Hastings and Remington (1994a) suggested that both environmental contingencies and rules from other people may affect staff actions. The present study tested this analysis by asking participants to respond to a computer simulation of a work situation involving the care of two individuals who engaged in self-injurious behavior. Fifty participants "interacted" with an attention-seeker and a social-avoider on a simulated teaching task. Results showed that rules were the main factor governing performance. The aversive nature of the contingencies between the self-injury and participants' "attending" behavior also appeared to be influential. The implications of these results for work with care staff, the analysis of challenging behaviors, and experimental research on rule-govemed behavior are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Behavior Modification | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc. | ||||
ISSN: | 0145-4455 | ||||
Official Date: | 1995 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 19 | ||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 425-450 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/01454455950194002 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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