Resurgence: The Unintended Maintenance of Problem Behavior

• Published in: Education & treatment of children Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 7 - 26
• Main Authors: Ringdahl, Joel E., St. Peter, Claire
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...