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Translational Research to Inform Interventions for Severe Challenging Behavior for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Demand Informed Moderator Analysis for Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms. Completed, enrolled 86 participants across 5 sites.
Detailed Summary
This project is meant to identify relations between the reinforcement histories of 80 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the prevalence of extinction bursts. Extinction bursts, or temporary increases in rates and intensities of behavior during extinction, often preclude the inclusion of extinction in intervention packages meant to suppress severe challenging behavior, despite the fact that extinction is often necessary to generate therapeutic outcomes. Study results will provide insight into how researchers can enhance interventions for the severe challenging behavior of individuals with IDD while mitigating the undesirable collateral effects (i.e., extinction bursts) of therapeutic action (i.e., extinction). Expanded access to study results will be made available to those who inquire after all data have been obtained and analyzed.
Study Details
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Interventions
This analysis is designed to determine the degree to which relative price, and the timing of extinction, interact to increase or abate responding during extinction (thereby highlighting mechanisms of control).