Sensory Reinforcement of Eyeblink Rate in a Decorticate Human.

Deiker, Thomas; Bruno, Ralph D.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Sensory Reinforcement of Eyeblink Rate in a Decorticate Human

Deiker, Thomas; Bruno, Ralph D.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 80, 6, 665-7, May 76

Presented is a case study of a 19-year-old female with hydraencephaly (a condition marked by excessive accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles) who was conditioned on three occasions to increase eyeblink rate with tactile reinforcement. (CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Exceptional Child Research, Operant Conditioning, Severe Disabilities

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