Resurgence: The Unintended Maintenance of Problem Behavior

Researchers, teachers, practitioners, and parents are often concerned with how to program for and achieve the maintenance of appropriate behavior. The unintended maintenance of problem behavior is less often evaluated. This article describes a behavioral phenomenon, resurgence, that may result in th...

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Published inEducation & treatment of children Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 7 - 26
Main Authors Ringdahl, Joel E., St. Peter, Claire
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York West Virginia University Press 01.02.2017
West Virginia University Press, University of West Virginia
Subjects
Aggression
Autism
Behavior
Behavior Modification
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science Research
Behaviour problems
Caregiver Training
Communication
Compliance
Feedback (Response)
Generalization
Grandparents
Helping Relationship
Influences
Learning Processes
Maintenance
Negative Reinforcement
Outcomes of Treatment
Parents
Persistence
Reinforcement
Researchers
Special Section on Resurgence
Studies
Teaching Methods
United States
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Summary:Researchers, teachers, practitioners, and parents are often concerned with how to program for and achieve the maintenance of appropriate behavior. The unintended maintenance of problem behavior is less often evaluated. This article describes a behavioral phenomenon, resurgence, that may result in the unintended maintenance of problem behavior. Examples of resurgence from the basic and applied literatures, factors influencing resurgence, and methods for mitigating its effects are discussed.
ISSN:0748-8491
1934-8924
1934-8924
DOI:10.1353/etc.2017.0002