Evaluating self-control and impulsivity in children with severe behavior disorders

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dc.contributor.authorVollmer, Timothy R.
dc.contributor.authorBorrero, John C.
dc.contributor.authorLalli, Joseph S.
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Dency
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-15T17:22:14Z
dc.date.available2020-04-15T17:22:14Z
dc.date.issued1999-11
dc.description.abstractImpulsivity and self-control involve a choice between a smaller, more immediate reinforcer and a larger, more delayed reinforcer. Impulsive behavior occurs when responding produces the more immediate, relatively smaller reinforcers at the expense of delayed larger reinforcers. Self-control occurs when responding produces delayed larger reinforcers at the expense of immediate smaller reinforcers. Recently, researchers in applied behavior analysis have suggested that evaluations of self-control and impulsivity are relevant to socially important behaviors. Further, common behavioral treatments such as differential reinforcement may be influenced by variables such as reinforcer delay. In this study, we showed that aggression, reinforced by access to food, could be maintained as impulsive behavior. The participants were 2 young boys with severe developmental disabilities. For both participants, descriptive observations, care provider report, and functional analyses suggested that aggression was reinforced by food access (and television access for 1 participant). Next, we introduced a differential reinforcement procedure in which appropriate mands were reinforced. After various manipulations, we showed that aggression occurred when it produced immediate but small reinforcers even though mands produced larger, more delayed reinforcers. However, both participants displayed self-control when the delay to reinforcement was signaled (with a hand gesture or a timer).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1284208/en_US
dc.format.extent16 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m21fyj-r0rg
dc.identifier.citationVollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.; Lalli, Joseph S.; Daniel, Dency; Evaluating self-control and impulsivity in children with severe behavior disorders; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 32(4): 451–466 (1999); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1284208/en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.1999.32-451
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/18057
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
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dc.subjectself-controlen_US
dc.subjectimpulsivityen_US
dc.subjectaggressionen_US
dc.subjectdifferential reinforcementen_US
dc.titleEvaluating self-control and impulsivity in children with severe behavior disordersen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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