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Differential Reinforcement as Treatment for Behavior Disorders: Procedural and Functional Variations.
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Iwata, Brian A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
This paper reviews the functional properties and procedural variations of differential reinforcement for the reduction of behavior disorders in individuals with developmental disabilities. The paper proposes that limited success may be a result of the arbitrary relationship that exists between reinforcers and target behaviors when behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Negative Reinforcement
Examination of the Relationship between Teacher Praise and Opportunities for Students with EBD To Respond to Academic Requests.
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Sutherland, Kevin S.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Yoder, Paul J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study examined the relationship between opportunities to respond (OTR) to academic requests and teacher praise in 20 classrooms for students with emotional and/or behavior disorders using time-window sequential analysis. Results suggest that: (1) a summary-level relationship represented by a significant positive correlation and (2) a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Positive Reinforcement
Teaching Behaviorally Disordered Students to Increase Teacher Attention in Mainstreamed Classrooms. Final Report.
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Morgan, Daniel; And Others – 1981
The study investigated the efficacy of training three behaviorally disordered elementary grade students to recruit reinforcement and assistance from teachers. The study also investigated the effect of systematically fading external experimenter reinforcement of students for prompting and praising teachers in the regular classroom. The three…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship
Family Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse and Other Associated Problems: A Review of Its Intervention Components and Applicability
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Donohue, Brad; Azrin, Nathan; Allen, Daniel N.; Romero, Valerie; Hill, Heather H.; Tracy, Kendra; Lapota, Holly; Gorney, Suzanne; Abdel-al, Ruweida; Caldas, Diana; Herdzik, Karen; Bradshaw, Kelsey; Valdez, Robby; Van Hasselt, Vincent B. – Behavior Modification, 2009
A comprehensive evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and other associated problems (Family Behavior Therapy) is described, including its application to both adolescents and adults across a wide range of clinical contexts (i.e., criminal justice, child welfare). Relevant to practitioners and applied clinical researchers, topic areas include…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Adolescents