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J Appl Behav Anal. 1996 Summer; 29(2): 231–233.
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A methodology for distinguishing between extinction and punishment effects associated with response blocking.
D C Lerman and B A Iwata
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Abstract
We present one method for distinguishing between extinction and punishment effects. The proportion of responses that produced a consequence (blocking) was varied while hand mouthing was treated in a man diagnosed with profound mental retardation. Response patterns across the schedule changes suggested that the blocking procedure functioned as a punishing event.
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  • Iwata BA, Dorsey MF, Slifer KJ, Bauman KE, Richman GS. Toward a functional analysis of self-injury. J Appl Behav Anal. 1994 Summer;27(2):197–209. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
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