Smith R G, Iwata B A
Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas, Denton 76203, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1997 Summer;30(2):343-75. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-343.
The influence of antecedent events on behavior disorders has been relatively understudied by applied behavior analysts. This lack of research may be due to a focus on consequences as determinants of behavior and a historical disagreement on a conceptual framework for describing and interpreting antecedent variables. We suggest that antecedent influences can be described using terms derived from basic behavioral principles and that their functional properties can be adequately interpreted as discriminative and establishing operations. A set of studies on assessment and treatment of behavior disorders was selected for review based on their relevance to the topic of antecedent events. These studies were categorized as focusing on assessment of antecedent events, antecedent treatments for behavior disorders maintained by either positive or negative reinforcement, and special cases of antecedent events in behavior disorders. Some directions for future research on antecedent influences in the analysis and treatment of behavior disorders are discussed.
先行事件对行为障碍的影响相对而言较少被应用行为分析家研究。这种研究的缺乏可能是由于将重点放在作为行为决定因素的后果上,以及在描述和解释先行变量的概念框架上存在历史分歧。我们认为,可以使用源自基本行为原则的术语来描述先行影响,并且可以将其功能特性充分解释为辨别性操作和建立性操作。基于与先行事件主题的相关性,挑选了一组关于行为障碍评估和治疗的研究进行综述。这些研究被归类为专注于先行事件的评估、由正强化或负强化维持的行为障碍的先行治疗,以及行为障碍中先行事件的特殊情况。讨论了行为障碍分析和治疗中先行影响未来研究的一些方向。