The Effects of Modeling Contingencies in the Treatment of Food Selectivity in Children With Autism. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fu, Sherrene B.; Penrod, Becky; Fernand, Jonathan K.; Whelan, Colleen M.; Griffith, Kristin; Medved, Shannon
• Is Part Of: Behavior modification. Volume 39:Number 6(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 771
• Page End: 784
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: applied behavior analysis -- autism -- differential reinforcement -- escape extinction -- food selectivity -- modeling; Behavior modification -- Periodicals; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 153.85
• DOI: 10.1177/0145445515592639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-4455

Abstract

The current study investigated the effectiveness of stating and modeling contingencies in increasing food consumption for two children with food selectivity. Results suggested that stating and modeling a differential reinforcement (DR) contingency for food consumption was effective in increasing consumption of two target foods for one child, and stating and modeling a DR plus nonremoval of the spoon contingency was effective in increasing consumption of the remaining food for the first child and all target foods for the second child.