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Abstract
Automatically reinforced problem behavior is challenging in finding an effective treatment. The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate the effectiveness of differential reinforcement as treatment for problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. A search of the literature published from 2015 to 2020 resulted in 15 articles with 37 applications being included in this review. Differential reinforcement alone as treatment was efficacious in 2 out of 15 studies, while the other 13 studies used differential reinforcement plus additional components as a treatment package and demonstrated promising treatment outcomes. Results from this study showed that there are several high-quality studies, but also a wide variation in study quality, thus, additional high-quality studies are needed regarding this subject to draw a more comprehensive conclusion.