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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.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8682737 PMCID: PMC1279896 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-231
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Appl Behav Anal ISSN: 0021-8855