quiet hands
quiet hands noun: in applied behavioral analysis, the enforced behavior of keeping one's hands still, suppressing stimming.
Noun
quiet hands pl (plural only)
- In applied behavioral analysis, the enforced behavior of keeping one's hands still, suppressing stimming.
- A treatment consisting of differential reinforcement of compliance and a quiet-hands procedure (repeatedly guiding her to place her hands in her lap for 30 s) contingent on SIB was shown to be effective in reducing Candy’s SIB to low levels during vocational training sessions.1999, “DECREASING SIGNS OF NEGATIVE AFFECT AND CORRELATED SELF-INJURY IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND MOOD DISTURBANCES”, in Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis
- There’s a boy in the supermarket, rocking back on his heels and flapping excitedly at a display. His mom hisses “quiet hands!” and looks around, embarrassed.
I catch his eye, and I can’t do it for myself, but my hands flutter at my sides when he’s looking.2011, Julia Bascom, “Quiet Hands”, in Just Stimming
Questions about quiet hands
- What does quiet hands mean?
- Quiet hands means in applied behavioral analysis, the enforced behavior of keeping one's hands still, suppressing stimming.
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- Quiet hands is a noun.
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