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Applied Behavior Analysis: Its Impact on the Treatment of Mentally Retarded Emotionally Disturbed People.

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Matson, Johnny L.; Coe, David A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992

This article reviews applications of the applied behavior analysis ideas of B. F. Skinner and others to persons with both mental retardation and emotional disturbance. The review examines implications of behavior analysis for operant conditioning and radical behaviorism, schedules of reinforcement, and emotion and mental illness. (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Behaviorism, Emotional Disturbances

Teaching Persons with Profound Multiple Handicaps: A Review of the Effects of Behavioral Research.

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Reid, 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