Richman, D. M., Wacker, D. P., Asmus, J. M., & Casey, S. D. (1998).
Functional analysis and extinction of different behavior problems exhibited by the same individual.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
31, 475-478.
Specific extinction procedures were matched to the function of
two target behaviors displayed by the same individual, with
results indicating that the matched extinction procedure
suppressed the behavior for which it was designed. One of the
target behaviors was exposed to an irrelevant extinction
procedure, which produced no beneficial effects. These results
support previous research indicating the need to match extinction
procedures to the function of problem behavior.
DESCRIPTORS: extinction, functional analysis, aberrant
behavior,developmental disabilities