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Koegel, Robert L.; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
The study assessed whether 4 students (ages 9-13) with severe autistic disabilities could learn to use a self-management treatment package to reduce stereotypic behavior. Use of the procedures greatly reduced levels of stereotypic behavior. Improvement also occurred for extended periods of time in new settings without the presence of a treatment…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems

Mischel, Walter; And Others – Science, 1989
Analyzes the nature of future-oriented self-control and the psychological processes underlying it. Reports that the self-control in four-year-old children reveals differences in delay behavior. (YP)
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Elementary Education, Need Gratification, Prediction