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Peer reviewedShull, Richard L.; Fuqua, R. Wayne – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
A review of the January 1993 issue of the "Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior" concludes that behavioral interventions produce collateral effects, but predicting those effects in applied work is complicated because of verbal and instructional influences and because of interactions among reinforcer types. (JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedLattal, Kennon A.; Neef, Nancy A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Recent experiments are reviewed in three areas of research concerning reinforcement schedules: (1) behavioral history effects on schedule performance; (2) the role of instructions in schedule performance of humans; and (3) dynamic schedules of reinforcement. The paper concludes by identifying some general issues concerning reinforcement schedules…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedStrain, Phillip S.; Schwartz, Ilene – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article reviews two instructional strategies, derived from applied behavior analysis, designed to develop meaningful social relations for children with autism. The literature on the implementation and effectiveness of teaching peers to be intervention agents and using group-oriented contingencies is reviewed. Emphasis is on the social…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1986
Sixteen studies were analyzed that employed single-subject designs focusing on conduct disorders in preschoolers. Results indicated that reinforcement produced most positive outcomes, followed by punishment, timeout, and differential attention. Subject characteristics such as sex, handicapping condition, and target behavior typically bore little…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedReid, Dennis H.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
This review of behavioral research on teaching individuals with profound multiple handicaps found that behavior change has resulted from contingency management interventions, but the behavior changes cannot be described as beneficially affecting the individuals' quality of life. Explanations for this are offered, and suggestions for future…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Download full textSchmelzer, Ronald V.; Brozo, William G. – 1981
To ascertain the relevancy of behavioral psychology to those who are engaged in developmental work with college and adult students, this paper reviews articles found in several journals concerned with that discipline. The articles reviewed were chosen as representative of those pertaining to achieving academic success and are organized into five…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research
