References

Research Articles for the Birth to 3 Year Age Group

Esch, B. E., Carr, J. E., & Grow, L. L. (2009). Evaluation of an enhanced stimulus‐stimulus pairing procedure to increase early vocalizations of children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42(2), 225-241. Doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009. 42-225.

Young, J. M., Krantz, P. J., McClannahan, L. E., & Poulson, C. L. (1994). Generalized imitation and response‐class formation in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27(4), 685-697. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1994. 27-685.

Research Articles for the 3 to 5 Year Age Group

Groskreutz, M. P., Groskreutz, N. C., & Higbee, T. S. (2011). Response competition and stimulus preference in the treatment of automatically reinforced behavior: A comparison. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(1), 211-215. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-211

Hagopian, L. P., Fisher, W. W., & Legacy, S. M. (1994). Schedule effects of noncontingent reinforcement on attention‐maintained destructive behavior in identical quadruplets. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27(2), 317-325. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1994.27-317

Higbee, T. S., Carr, J. E., & Patel, M. R. (2002). The effects of interpolated reinforcement on resistance to extinction in children diagnosed with autism: A preliminary investigation. Research in developmental disabilities, 23(1), 61-78. doi: 10.1016/S0891-4222(01)00092-0

Koegel, L. K., Camarata, S. M., Valdez-Menchaca, M., & Koegel, R. L. (1997). Setting generalization of question-asking by children with autism. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 102(4), 346-357. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)102<0346:SGOQBC>2.0.CO;2

Kohler, F. W., Strain, P. S., Maretsky, S., & DeCesare, L. (1990). Promoting positive and supportive interactions between preschoolers: An analysis of group-oriented contingencies. Journal of Early Intervention, 14(4), 327-341. doi: 10.1177/105381519001400404

LeBlanc, L. A., Carr, J. E., Crossett, S. E., Bennett, C. M., & Detweiler, D. D. (2005). Intensive outpatient behavioral treatment of primary urinary incontinence of children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 20(2), 98-105. doi: 10.1177/10883576050200020601

Levin, L., & Carr, E. G. (2001). Food selectivity and problem behavior in children with developmental disabilities analysis and intervention. Behavior Modification, 25(3), 443-470. doi: 10.1177/0145445501253004

Normand, M. P., & Beaulieu, L. (2011). Further evaluation of response‐independent delivery of preferred stimuli and child compliance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(3), 665-669. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-665

Nuzzolo-Gomez, R., Leonard, M. A., Ortiz, E., Rivera, C. M., & Greer, R. D. (2002). Teaching children with autism to prefer books or toys over stereotypy or passivity. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 4(2), 80-87. doi: 10.1177/109830070200400203

Reichle, J., Johnson, L., Monn, E., & Harris, M. (2010). Task engagement and escape maintained challenging behavior: differential effects of general and explicit cues when implementing a signaled delay in the delivery of reinforcement. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40(6), 709-720. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-0946-6

Sidener, T. M., Shabani, D. B., Carr, J. E., & Roland, J. P. (2006). An evaluation of strategies to maintain mands at practical levels. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27(6), 632-644. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.08.002

Tarbox, R. S., Ghezzi, P. M., & Wilson, G. (2006). The effects of token reinforcement on attending in a young child with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 21(3), 155-164. doi: 10.1002/bin.213

Tsiouri, I., & Greer, R. D. (2007). The role of different social reinforcement contingencies in inducing echoic tacts through motor imitation responding in children with severe language delays. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 4(4), 629-647

Volkert, V. M., Vaz, P., Piazza, C. C., Frese, J., & Barnett, L. (2011). Using a flipped spoon to decrease packing in children with feeding disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(3), 617-621. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-617

All Other Ages Research

Reinforcement Fact Sheet

Other Resources

 Autism Internet Modules. http://www.autisminternetmodules.org