Generalized target behavior reductions and maintenance of effects following an augmented competing stimulus assessment sequence.

ABSTRACT: Competing stimulus assessments are one technology that aids in the development of treatment for automatically reinforced behavior. However, competing stimulus assessments do not always yield robust results. Stereotypic behaviors of different subtypes may require procedural modifications to successfully identify competing stimuli. The current investigation included functional analyses to determine whether participant responding aligned with proposed subtypes for such behaviors. Next, we implemented augmented competing-stimulus-assessment (A-CSA) procedures across target and generalization stimuli to determine whether (a) responding across either subtype was more likely to require intensive modifications and (b) the A-CSA procedures promoted generalized target behavior reduction within stimu

SUBMITTER: Breeman SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12302334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature