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Effects of Social Skills Training and Contingency Management on Reciprocal Interaction of Preschool Children with Behavioral Handicaps.
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McConnell, Scott R.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1991
The effects of social interaction skill interventions on the social behavior of four preschool children with behavioral handicaps were evaluated. Findings indicated unique effects for social skills training and contingency management intervention. Results are discussed in relation to the role of reciprocal interaction and behavioral trapping for…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Contingency Management, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
Treatment of Automatically Reinforced Object Mouthing with Noncontingent Reinforcement and Response Blocking: Experimental Analysis and Social Validation.
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Carr, James E.; Dozier, Claudia L.; Patel, Meeta R.; Adams, Amanda Nicolson; Martin, Nichelle – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A brief functional analysis indicated that the object mouthing of a young girl diagnosed with autism was maintained independent of social consequences. Separate and combined effects of response blocking and non-contingent reinforcement were then evaluated as treatments. Although both interventions were unsuccessful when implemented separately,…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
Using Decelerative Contingencies to Reduce the Self-Injurious Behavior of People with Multiple Handicaps: The Effects of Response Satiation?
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Realon, Rodney E.; Konarski, Edward A., Jr. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
The response satiation model of instrumental performance was used in two experiments to establish contingencies which reduced the self-injurious behavior of two adults with profound mental retardation and multiple handicaps. Transfer and generalization of training effects were also observed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Generalization
Training and Generalization of Affective Behavior Displayed by Youth with Autism.
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Gena, Angeliki; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
A study of 4 youths (ages 11-18) with autism examined the effectiveness of teaching appropriate affective behavioral responses. Participants were described by teachers as having flat and inappropriate affect. Treatment consisted of modeling, prompting, and reinforcement. The combination of an error-correction procedure and contingent delivery of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change