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. 2003 Fall;36(3):379–382. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-379

The effects of differential negative reinforcement of other behavior and noncontingent escape on compliance.

Tiffany Kodak 1, Raymond G Miltenberger 1, Cathryn Romaniuk 1
PMCID: PMC1284454  PMID: 14596581

Abstract

The present study evaluated the effects of noncontingent escape and differential negative reinforcement of other behavior in reducing problem behaviors and increasing compliance in 2 children with disabilities. Results showed that both methods reduced problem behavior and increased compliance for both children.

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