Functional analyses are intended to identify the reinforcers maintaining problem behavior in
order to inform clinicians' selection of interventions. Traditionally, these analyses have …

The purpose of this article is to review the literature on differential reinforcement of
alternative behavior procedures without extinction for individuals with autism. Using …

A meta‐analysis of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) outcomes was conducted using
hierarchical linear modeling (a) to document the effect size for decreasing problem …

Background There are a limited number of studies addressing behavior management
techniques and procedural modifications that dentists can use to treat people with an autism …

Noncompliance is a common childhood behavior problem that has been treated effectively
using three-step prompting and differential reinforcement of compliance. Researchers have …

Presession pairing is an antecedent‐based procedure in which an instructor engages with
preferred items with a child for a few minutes before an instructional session. Although this …

Prior research indicates that reinforcement of an appropriate response (eg, compliance) can
produce concomitant reductions in problem behavior reinforced by escape when problem …

Abstract Functional analyses (Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, & Richman, 1982/1994) have
been useful in determining function‐based treatments for problem behavior. Recently …

Some individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) engage in verbal and physical
aggression that is inimical to their educational and social development. Given that no …

In 1948, Skinner described the behavior of pigeons under response‐independent schedules
as “superstitious,” and proposed that the responses were reinforced by contiguous …