Effects on Stereotypy and Other Challenging Behavior of Matching Rates of Instruction to Free-Operant Rates of Responding.

Johnson, Jesse W.; Van Laarhoven, Toni; Repp, Alan C.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Effects on Stereotypy and Other Challenging Behavior of Matching Rates of Instruction to Free-Operant Rates of Responding.

Johnson, Jesse W.; Van Laarhoven, Toni; Repp, Alan C.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v23 n4 p266-84 Jul-Aug 2002

A study tested whether four students with mental retardation would substitute task-related behaviors for stereotypic behaviors when opportunity for active responding did or did not match level of motoric responding in a free-operant baseline. Students did substitute behaviors, with stereotypic behaviors occurring 1.5-14 times as much in the non-matched condition. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Mental Retardation, Motor Reactions, Physical Activity Level

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Language: English

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