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. 2001 Winter;34(4):511–515. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-511

Parental use of escape extinctionand differential reinforcement to treat food selectivity.

C M Anderson 1, K McMillan 1
PMCID: PMC1284347  PMID: 11800192

Abstract

Escape extinction combined with differential reinforcement for acceptance has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for food selectivity when implemented by trained professionals in clinic settings. This study evaluated the efficacy of parent-implemented escape extinction in the child's natural environment using video monitoring to train parents and assess intervention efficacy. Parents were able to use intervention to significantly increase bites accepted and decrease problem behavior.

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