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. 1993 Spring;26(1):135–136. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1993.26-135

Momentum versus extinction effects in the treatment of self-injurious escape behavior.

J R Zarcone 1, B A Iwata 1, C E Hughes 1, T R Vollmer 1
PMCID: PMC1297727  PMID: 8473253

Abstract

An individual's self-injurious escape behavior was treated using a high-probability instructional sequence with and without extinction. When presented alone, the high-probability sequence did not reduce self-injurious behavior. When escape extinction was implemented either alone or in combination with the high-probability sequence, self-injury decreased and compliance increased, suggesting that extinction may be a necessary component of the treatment for behavior problems maintained by escape.

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