Table 2.

The 10 most frequently assigned readings in assessments and treatments to decrease behavior

Number of times assigned	Reference
15 (1)	Iwata, B. A., Dorsey, M. F., Slifer, K. J., Bauman, K. E., & Richman, G. S. (1982/1994). Toward a functional analysis of self-injury. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 197–209. [Reprinted from Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 2, 3–20.]
10 (0)	Vollmer, T. R., Marcus, B. A., Ringdahl, J. E., & Roane, H. S. (1995). Progressing from brief assessments to extended experimental analyses in the evaluation of aberrant behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 28, 561–576.
9 (0)	Iwata, B. A., Pace, G. M., Cowdery, G. E., & Miltenberger, R. G. (1994). What makes extinction work: An analysis of procedural form and function. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27, 131–144.
8 (0)	Hanley, G. P, Piazza, C. C., Fisher, W. W., & Maglieri, K. A. (2005). On the effectiveness of and preference for punishment and extinction procedures of function-based interventions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 51–65.
8 (1)	Iwata, B. A., & Dozier, C. L. (2008). Clinical application of functional analysis methodology. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1, 3–9.
8 (1)	Linscheid, T. R., Iwata, B. A., Ricketts, R. W., Williams, D. E., & Griffin, J. C. (1990). Clinical evaluation of the self-injurious behavior inhibiting system (SIBIS). Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 23, 53–78.
7 (1)	Athens, E., & Vollmer, T. R. (2010). An investigation of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 569–589.
6 (1)	Tiger, J. H., Hanley, G. P., & Bruzek, J. (2008). Functional communication training: A review and practical guide. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1, 16–23.
6 (0)	Vollmer, T. R., Borrero, J. C., Wright, C. S., Van Camp, C. & Lalli, J. S. (2001). Identifying possible contingencies during descriptive analyses of severe problem behavior disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 269–287.
6 (1)	Vollmer, T. R., Iwata, B. A., Zarcone, J. R., Smith, R. G. & Mazaleski, J. L. (1993). The role of attention in the treatment of attention-maintained self-injurious behavior: noncontingent reinforcement and differential reinforcement of other behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26, 9–21.