@article{ref1,
title="Assessment and treatment of problem behavior occasioned by interruption of free-operant behavior",
journal="Journal of applied behavior analysis",
year="2007",
author="Hagopian, Louis P. and Bruzek, Jennifer L. and Bowman, Lynn G. and Jennett, Heather K.",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="89-103",
abstract="The current study describes the assessment and treatment of the problem behavior of 3 individuals with autism for whom initial functional analysis results were inconclusive. Subsequent analyses revealed that the interruption of free-operant behavior using &quot;do&quot; requests (Study 1) as well as &quot;do&quot; and &quot;don't&quot; requests (Study 2) occasioned problem behavior. Initially, treatment involved differential and noncontingent reinforcement without interruption. To make the intervention more sustainable in the natural environment (where interruptions are unavoidable), a two-component multiple-schedule arrangement was used to progressively increase the period of time in which ongoing activities would be interrupted. During generalization sessions, the intervention was applied across a variety of contexts and therapists.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-8855",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}