Analysis of factors that affect responding in a two-response chain in children with developmental disabilities

Stephanie A Contrucci Kuhn; Dorothea C Lerman; Christina M Vorndran; Laura Addison

doi:10.1901/jaba.2006.118-05

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Analysis of factors that affect responding in a two-response chain in children with developmental disabilities

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Analysis of factors that affect responding in a two-response chain in children with developmental disabilities

Stephanie A Contrucci Kuhn, Dorothea C Lerman, Christina M Vorndran and Laura Addison

Journal of applied behavior analysis, v 39(3), pp 263-280

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2006.118-05

PMID: 17020209

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Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - epidemiology

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - etiology

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - therapy

Autistic Disorder - epidemiology

Autistic Disorder - psychology

Child

Child, Preschool

Communication Disorders - diagnosis

Communication Disorders - epidemiology

Communication Disorders - therapy

Extinction, Psychological

Female

Humans

Male

Reinforcement (Psychology)

Severity of Illness Index

Sign Language

Teaching - methods

A sequence of behaviors consisting of appropriate responses, inappropriate responses, or a combination of both can be linked together in a behavior chain. Several operant processes may disrupt behavior chains. For example, one or more members of the behavior chain may be affected when reinforcement is withheld for the last response in the chain (extinction), when the last response is reinforced even if it occurs without the other responses in the chain (unchaining), or when access to the terminal reinforcer is available independent of responding (satiation). However, few studies have examined the effects of these types of procedures on responding that occurs in the context of behavior chains. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of three clinically relevant procedures and processes (i.e., extinction, satiation, and unchaining) on behaviors that occur as part of a behavior chain. Overall, extinction and satiation resulted in a decrease in both responses in the chain. During the unchaining procedure, decreases were observed in the first response in the chain but not in the second response.

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Title: Analysis of factors that affect responding in a two-response chain in children with developmental disabilities
Creators: Stephanie A Contrucci Kuhn - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dorothea C Lerman - University of Houston - Clear Lake
Christina M Vorndran - Louisiana State University
Laura Addison - Louisiana State University
Publication Details: Journal of applied behavior analysis, v 39(3), pp 263-280
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: School of Education
Web of Science ID: WOS:000240260500001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-33748936545
Other Identifier: 991021893696204721

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Analysis of factors that affect responding in a two-response chain in children with developmental disabilities

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