The reductive effects of reinforcement procedures on the genital stimulation and stereotypy of a mentally retarded adolescent male

R.M. Foxx, Martin J. McMorrow, Sarah Fenlon, Ron G. Bittle
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Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of access to opportunities to earn edibles for performing a high probability stereotypic behavior on the public genital stimulation and stereotypy of a severely retarded male in a special education class. The treatment involved the use of a series of increasing DRO lengths in which the absence of genital stimulation was reinforced with edibles and a stereotypic behavior. Later, we attempted to reduce the rate of stereotypy by withdrawing the edibles that had been provided for it during the reinforcement period. The results indicated that (a) genital stimulation was nearly eliminated with the graduated DRO procedure; (b) withholding the edibles had little effect in reducing the stereotypic behavior; and (c) edibles alone were enough to maintain the reductions in genital stimulation. These findings suggest that public genital stimulation is amenable to treatment with a positive treatment procedure, but more research with the reinforcer displacement technique is needed before any firm conclusions can be drawn about its effectiveness in an applied setting.

强化程序对智力迟钝青少年男性生殖器刺激和刻板印象的还原效应
本研究评估了在公共场所进行高概率的刻板印象性生殖器刺激行为和在特殊教育课堂上对一名严重智障男性的刻板印象的影响。治疗包括使用一系列不断增加的DRO长度,其中生殖器刺激的缺失通过食物和刻板行为得到加强。后来,我们试图通过撤回在强化期间提供给他们的食物来减少刻板印象的发生率。结果表明:(a)渐进式DRO几乎消除了生殖器刺激;(b)禁止食用对减少刻板印象行为几乎没有影响;(c)食物本身就足以维持生殖器刺激的减少。这些发现表明,公共生殖器刺激可以通过积极的治疗程序进行治疗,但在得出任何关于其在应用环境中的有效性的确切结论之前,需要对强化物置换技术进行更多的研究。
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