Abstract
Covert food stealing is common among individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome. We found that verbal reprimands, delivered contingent upon eating prohibited foods, were sufficient to decrease the food stealing of a girl with Prader-Willi syndrome. Warning stimuli were then used to help her discriminate between permitted and prohibited foods during sessions in which food stealing was not directly observed. This procedure resulted in decreases in food stealing from containers labeled with the warning stimuli.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 615-618 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Dec 2000 |
Keywords
- Food stealing
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Stimulus control
- Warning stimuli
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Clinical Psychology