St. Cloud State University, MN, USA.
Behav Modif. 2012 Mar;36(2):182-98. doi: 10.1177/0145445511427194. Epub 2011 Nov 30.
In two experiments, the authors evaluated the extent to which (a) individuals preferred engaging in object stereotypy versus observing an experimenter while the experimenter engaged in object stereotypy and (b) an experimenter's engagement in object stereotypy decreased the participants' engagement in object stereotypy. Results of Experiment 1 indicated that behaver-controlled (BC) object stereotypy was preferred over experimenter-controlled (EC) object stereotypy by three of four participants. Results of Experiment 2 indicated that EC object stereotypy decreased object stereotypy for only one of three participants. Implications of these findings for determining the relative importance of control over stimulation generated by stereotypy are briefly discussed.
在两项实验中，作者评估了以下两个方面的程度：（a）个体更喜欢从事物体刻板行为，还是更喜欢观察从事物体刻板行为的实验者；以及（b）实验者从事物体刻板行为是否会减少参与者从事物体刻板行为的程度。实验 1 的结果表明，在四个参与者中，有三个更喜欢行为控制（BC）的物体刻板行为，而不是实验者控制（EC）的物体刻板行为。实验 2 的结果表明，EC 物体刻板行为仅减少了三个参与者中一个的物体刻板行为。简要讨论了这些发现对于确定对刻板行为产生的刺激的控制的相对重要性的影响。
