Treatment of Pica through Multiple Analyses of Its Reinforcing Functions.

Piazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Hanley, Gregory P.; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Worsdell, April S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ568685

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Treatment of Pica through Multiple Analyses of Its Reinforcing Functions.

Piazza, Cathleen C.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Hanley, Gregory P.; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Worsdell, April S.; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v31 n2 p165-89 Sum 1998

A study conducted functional analyses of the pica of three young children. The pica of one participant was maintained by automatic reinforcement; that of the other two was multiply-controlled by social and automatic reinforcement. Preference and treatment analyses were used to address the automatic function of the pica. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Eating Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Reinforcement, Social Reinforcement, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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