Date of Award
5-1987
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Department
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
First Advisor
Dennis Nunes
Third Advisor
Marilyn A. Jensen
Keywords and Subject Headings
Self-injurious behavior, Mental Retardation, Consequence Locus, Punishment, Antecedent Response, Arm Raise Consequence, Head Hitting
Abstract
This experiment compares pre-response consequation of a self-injurious behavior to post-response consequation using a 10-sec arm lift consequence. The research compared the two consequence times in an alternating treatments design using a person with profound mental retardation. The dependent variable was the time between self-injurious responses. Although head hitting interresponse times decreased during the sessions, pre-response consequation was more effective than post-response consequation. Pre-response punishment prevented injury from occurring thus adding to its social validity. Additional research is needed to determine the characteristics of pre-response consequation.
Recommended Citation
Reiland, Dennis, "Comparison of Consequence Locus in Decreasing a Self-Injurious Behavior in a Person with Mental Retardation" (1987). Culminating Projects in Psychology. 21.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/psyc_etds/21
