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Effectiveness and Generalization of Overcorrection Procedures with the Stereotyped Behavior of a Severely Retarded Adult.
Rose, Heidi – AAESPH Review, 1979
The treatment appeared to be functionally related to significant reduction in the self-stimulatory behavior in the treatment setting. In addition, a functional relationship was indicated between treatment conditions in one setting and changes in behavior rates in two other nontreatment settings. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Reducing Self-Injurious Behavior by Differentially Reinforcing Other Behaviors.
Rose, Terry L. – AAESPH Review, 1979
The findings of this study of an institutionalized schizophrenic girl indicated a functional relationship between the treatment procedure and a decrease in the rate of self-injurious behavior, although the self-injurious behavior was not entirely eliminated by the treatment procedure. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Operant Conditioning
The Use of Mild Punishment in Combination with Reinforcement of Alternate Behaviors to Reduce the Self-Injurious Behavior of a Profoundly Retarded Individual.
Murphey, Robert J.; And Others – AAESPH Review, 1979
Among the findings were that the treatment procedure produced immediate and substantial suppression effects on the self-injurious behavior, which generalized to the nontraining environment and endured over an eight-month interval. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Punishment