Tarbox, R. S. E., Wallace, M., and Williams, L. (2003).
Assessment and treatment of elopement: a replication and extension.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
36, 239-244.
The current investigation replicated and extended the assessment
and treatment methodology of elopement. The environmental variables
that maintained elopement were identified in each case, and successful
treatments were implemented for the 3 participants in settings that were similar
to those in which elopement occurred.
DESCRIPTORS: elopement, extinction, functional analysis, functional communication
training, noncontingent reinforcement