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Riviere, Vinca; Becquet, Melissa; Peltret, Emilie; Facon, Bruno; Darcheville, Jean-Claude – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a high-probability (high-"p") request sequence as a means of increasing compliance with medical examination tasks. Participants were children who had been diagnosed with autism and who exhibited noncompliance during general medical examinations. The inclusion of the high-"p" request…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Medical Evaluation, Children, Autism
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David A. Wilder; Renee Saulnier; Gracie Beavers; Kimberley Zonneveld – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
Noncompliance with instructions is among the most common behavior problems exhibited by preschoolers. Although three-step guidance compliance procedures have been shown to be effective to increase compliance among some children, they may require that a child be exposed to a number of trials before compliance begins to increase. In this study, a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Preschool Children
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Spring, Bonnie; Pagoto, Sherry; Pingitore, Regina; Doran, Neal; Schneider, Kristin; Hedeker, Don – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The authors compared simultaneous versus sequential approaches to multiple health behavior change in diet, exercise, and cigarette smoking. Female regular smokers (N = 315) randomized to 3 conditions received 16 weeks of behavioral smoking treatment, quit smoking at Week 5, and were followed for 9 months after quit date. Weight management was…
Descriptors: Sequential Approach, Behavior Modification, Health Behavior, Dietetics
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West, Elizabeth A.; Billingsley, Felix – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005
Given the frequency with which the "system of least prompts" is used, it is important to identify procedures to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. This study compared effects of a traditional least to most procedure (TLM) and a revised least to most procedure (RLM) on skill acquisition in individuals with moderate and severe…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Prompting, Program Improvement