Dyer K, Dunlap G, Winterling V
May Institute, Chatham, Massachusetts 02633.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1990 Winter;23(4):515-24. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-515.
This study assessed the impact of choice making on the serious problem behaviors of 3 students with severe autism and/or mental retardation. In the context of within-subject reversal designs, the results showed consistently reduced levels of problem behaviors (e.g., aggression) when the students were given opportunities to make choices among instructional tasks and reinforcers. Additional data showed no systematic differences in the rate of correct responding between the two conditions. The results are discussed in relation to the continuing search for effective, nonintrusive solutions to the occurrence of serious problem behavior.
本研究评估了选择行为对3名重度自闭症和/或智力障碍学生严重问题行为的影响。在被试内反转设计的背景下，结果显示，当给予学生在教学任务和强化物之间进行选择的机会时，问题行为（如攻击行为）水平持续降低。额外数据表明，两种条件下正确反应率没有系统差异。研究结果结合对严重问题行为发生的有效、非侵入性解决方案的持续探索进行了讨论。
