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A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF EMPIRICALLY DERIVED CONSEQUENCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PICA
1994 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 27; n. 3; p. 447-457; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1994
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 27; n. 3; p. 447-457; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JABA; análise do comportamento
Autores
- Wayne W. Fisher
- Cathleen C. Piazza
- Lynn G. Bowman
- Patricia F. Kurtz
- Michelle R. Sherer
- Susan R. Lachman
Resumo
Individualized treatment packages were developed for 3 children with high‐rate severe pica using a discrimination training paradigm and a behavioral assessment‐based procedure known as empirically derived consequences. Children received empirically derived reinforcers for eating under appropriate stimulus conditions (i.e., eating food only from a plate and placemat that served as a discriminative stimulus) and empirically derived punishers for attempts to engage in pica. This treatment package resulted in marked reductions in pica and an increase in appropriate eating for all 3 children in a “baited” analogue condition. In addition, low rates of pica were maintained for 9 months for all 3 children. These results suggest that treatment effectiveness may be enhanced when behavioral assessment data are used to identify potent consequences.