Lalli, J. S., Livezey, K., & Kates, K. (1996).
Functional analysis and treatment of eye poking with response blocking.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
29, 129-132.
A functional analysis of eye poking by a 4-year-old female with
severe disabilities and visual impairments showed that high rates
occurred in all conditions. We conducted a series of probes to
identify the maintaining variable for eye poking following an
undifferentiated functional analysis. Results showed that eye
poking decreased only when we interrupted finger-eye contact by
blocking the response.
DESCRIPTORS: eye poking, functional analysis, response blocking