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. 2003 Spring;36(1):101–104. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-101

Covariation between bizarre and nonbizarre speech as a function of the content of verbal attention.

Iser G DeLeon 1, Kristie L Arnold 1, Vanessa Rodriguez-Catter 1, Michelle L Uy 1
PMCID: PMC1284421  PMID: 12723871

Abstract

A functional analysis suggested that the bizarre speech of an individual with developmental disabilities was maintained by attention. The content of verbal attention was manipulated in two subsequent analyses and revealed that (a) bizarre speech was more frequent when attention was related to the participant's bizarre speech and (b) the participant's statements tended to reflect the content of the therapist's attention, whether bizarre or nonbizarre.

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