Aconcurrent-operants designwas used to analyze the repetitive behavior of observing reflective
surfaces while simultaneously engaging in erratic gross-motor body movements (EBMs) exhibited
by a young boy diagnosed with autism. The assessment involved an evaluation of preference
for controlled (i.e., the participant controlled the visual activity on a TV screen) versus uncontrolled
(i.e., the participant viewed a previously recorded tape from the controlled condition)TV
footage of his EBMs. The analysis indicated that both observing and EBMs were maintained by
the direct correspondence between the body movements and the visual stimulation they produced
when controlled by the participant. Thus, the EBMs appeared to be maintained on a conjugate
schedule of reinforcement.
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