Descriptor
Source
| Education and Training in… | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 2 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Fox, Robert A.; DeShaw, Jeannette M. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1993
The Milestone Reinforcer Survey was developed to assess reinforcer preferences of adults with mild to profound retardation living in community settings. Psychometric properties of the survey were established with 120 adults. The total reinforcer scores were found to be internally consistent, consistent across raters, and stable over time.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement
Tyson, Madalyn E.; Spooner, Fred – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
A retrospective evaluation of restrictive behavior programs in a state residential facility for persons with mental retardation found beneficial behavioral effects. The behavior programs reviewed utilized isolation timeout, exclusion timeout, response cost, prone restraint, seated restraint, timeout device, nonexclusion timeout, standing…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Extinction (Psychology)
