Functional analysis of inappropriate social interactions in students with Asperger's syndrome.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Roantree, Christina F Kennedy, Craig H
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	We analyzed the inappropriate social interactions of 3 students with Asperger's syndrome whose behavior was maintained by social positive reinforcement. We tested whether inappropriate social behavior was sensitive to social positive reinforcement contingencies and whether such contingencies could be reversed to increase the probability of socially appropriate responding. Our results show that social positive reinforcers can be identified for inappropriate social interactions and that appropriate social behaviors can be sensitive to reinforcement contingency reversals.
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ISSN	00218855
Volume Number	45
DOI	10.1901/jaba.2012.45-585
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3469297
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	23060671
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis [J Appl Behav Anal]
e-ISSN	19383703
Language	English
Publisher	The Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publisher Date	2012-01-01
Publisher Place	Bloomington, Indiana
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Inc.
Subject Keyword	autism spectrum disorder Asperger's syndrome social skills social interaction functional analysis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Philosophy Applied Psychology