When praise is not a reinforcer for alternative behavior in the treatment of attention‐maintained problem behavior, further pretreatment assessments are warranted to develop an effective treatment. The current study reports a replication of the pretreatment rapid assessment of attention types (RAAT) procedures, implemented by the parents of a 19‐year‐old female with attention‐maintained problem behavior. After administering staff and parent‐conducted RAATs, a parent‐implemented treatment, (a) produced clinically significant decreases in problem behavior, and (b) confirmed that the RAAT identified an attention‐type that served as a reinforcer for appropriate alternative behavior. This study extends the findings of Strohmeier et al. by reporting results of a parent‐conducted RAAT and treatment evaluation. The findings highlight the practical importance of pretreatment assessment of attention‐types, with emphasis on caregiver involvement, to develop effective treatments for attention‐maintained problem behavior.

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家长进行的注意力类型快速评估，用于治疗注意力保持的问题行为

如果称赞不能替代注意力保持问题行为的替代行为，则有必要进行进一步的评估以开发有效的治疗方法。本研究报告了对注意力类型（RAAT）的预处理快速评估程序的复制，该程序由一名19岁女性且注意力保持在问题行为的父母实施。在对员工和由父母执行的RAAT进行管理之后，由父母实施的治疗（a）在临床上显着降低了问题行为，并且（b）确认RAAT确定了一种注意类型，可以作为适当的替代行为的强化剂。这项研究扩展了Strohmeier等人的发现。通过报告由父母进行的RAAT和治疗评估的结果。