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Effects of Extinction of an Instrumental Response on Stereotyped Body Rocking in Severe Retardates

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Effects of extinction of a well-learned instrumental response were examined in relation to stereotyped rocking behaviors of severely retarded patients. The results indicated that one of the behavioral concomitants of nonreward of an instrumental response is an increase in nonadaptive stereotyped movements among some severely retarded individuals.

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  1. Rex Forehand

    Present address: School of Medicine, University of Oregon, Portland, USA

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, University, Alabama, 35486, USA

    Alfred A. Baumeister & Rex Forehand

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‘This research was conducted while the second author was a predoctoral fellow supported by SRS Grant No. 6001. The authors are grateful for the cooperation of the patients and staff at Partlow State School and Hospital. The assistance of Alan Baumeister and Mark Siegel is also gratefully acknowledged.

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Baumeister, A.A., Forehand, R. Effects of Extinction of an Instrumental Response on Stereotyped Body Rocking in Severe Retardates. Psychol Rec 21, 235–240 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394013

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