Analysis of response class hierarchies with attention-maintained problem behaviors
- Jay W. Hardingb(Author),
- David P. Wacker(Author),
- Wendy K. Berg(Author),
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- Lisa Winborn(Author),
- Andrew Gardner(Author)
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- bUniversity Hospital School
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Abstract
We replicated a method for clarifying inconclusive functional analysis outcomes via an extinction analysis of separate topographies of problem behavior with 2 participants. Results suggested that both mild and severe problem behaviors belonged to the same response class. An analysis of response latency was consistent with a response class hierarchy hypothesis, indicating that mild problem behavior nearly always occurred prior to severe topographies of problem behavior.