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Promoting Positive and Supportive Interactions between Preschoolers: An Analysis of Group-Oriented Contingencies.
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Kohler, Frank W.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
An alternating individual and group-oriented reinforcement contingency did not generate consistent levels of supportive peer behaviors between two preschoolers with handicaps and their socially competent peers. Two socially competent children were then taught to deliver supportive prompts to their peers during dramatic play, increasing the…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Disabilities, Dramatic Play, Group Dynamics
Effects of a Group Contingency on the Frequency of Social Interactions among Autistic and Nonhandicapped Preschool Children: Making LRE Efficacious.
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Lefebvre, Daniel; Strain, Phillip S. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
This study of interactions between three severely withdrawn, autistic preschool children and six nonhandicapped peers found that peers can be effectively taught strategies to increase appropriate social behaviors of autistic classmates, and a group-oriented reinforcement contingency is an effective complement to teacher-prompted interventions and…
Descriptors: Autism, Contingency Management, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction