An Examination of Response Covariation in the Behavioral Treatment of Identical Twin Boys with Multiple Behavioral Disorders
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1994
Abstract
This study examined the response covariation phenomenon in the behavioral treatment of a noncompliant, nonattentive child with autism in a school setting. The treatment consisted of reinforcement for compliance and attention. Results showed that the reinforcement of compliance was associated with increased levels of compliance, attending, and directed verbalizations. Sequential scatterplot data analysis suggested that compliance and attending directly covaried as a function of the reinforcement for compliance contingency. The results of this multiple treatment study suggests that reinforcement of compliance had the broadest positive effect for the subject since positive collateral changes were observed in attending and directed verbalizations when compliance was reinforced.
Department
Psychology
Publication Title
Behavioral Interventions
Recommended Citation
Soutor, T., Houlihan, D., Young, A. (1994). An Examination of Response Covariation in the Behavioral Treatment of Identical Twin Boys with Multiple Behavioral Disorders. Behavioral Interventions, 9(3), 141-155. doi. 10.1002/bin.2360090302
DOI
10.1002/bin.2360090302
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 1994 John Wiley & Sons. Article published by John Wiley & Sons in Behavioral Interventions, volume 9, issue number 3, July 1994, pages 141-155. Available online on February 13, 2006:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bin.2360090302
