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Musical Reinforcement of Practice Behaviors among Competitive Swimmers.
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Hume, K. Michelle; Crossman, Jane – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study found that use of music as a reinforcer was highly effective in increasing productive and decreasing nonproductive behavior of 6 competitive swimmers (ages 12-16) during the dry-land portion of a practice session. Subjects rated the musical reinforcement favorably and elected to have the procedure continued. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Competition, Drills (Practice), Music
Separate and Combined Effects of Methylphenidate and a Behavioral Intervention on Disruptive Behavior in Children with Mental Retardation.
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Blum, Nathan J.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
This study examined the effects of methylphenidate drug therapy and differential reinforcement on the disruptive behavior and task engagement of 3 children (ages 6 through 11) with mental retardation. Results indicated that both interventions were effective for two of the children. No evidence of an additive or synergistic effects of the two…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Children
Choice Making to Promote Adaptive Behavior for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges.
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Dunlap, Glen; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
Two elementary school students with emotional/behavioral challenges increased task engagement and reduced disruptive behavior when allowed to choose academic tasks. The effects of choice making were distinguished from preference, by yoking a no-choice phase to a previous choice-making condition; the yoked control phase was inferior to the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
An Analysis of a Group Teaching Procedure for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
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Repp, Alan C.; Karsh, Kathryn G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study evaluated the Task Demonstration Model for teaching discrimination skills with three teachers and their students (adolescents and young adults with moderate to severe mental retardation). The intervention required students to respond simultaneously. Students increased their percentage and rate of correct responding as well as their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Demonstrations (Educational), Developmental Disabilities
Effects of Problem Difficulty and Reinforcer Quality on Time Allocated to Concurrent Arithmetic Problems.
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Mace, F. Charles; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Two studies involving three adolescents with severe emotional disturbance/behavior disorders and learning difficulties examined effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality upon time allocated to two sets of arithmetic problems. Results have implications for understanding the effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality on behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arithmetic, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Teaching Children with Autism to Use Photographic Activity Schedules: Maintenance and Generalization of Complex Response Chains.
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MacDuff, Gregory S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
A graduated guidance procedure was used to teach 4 boys (ages 9-14) with autism to follow photographic activity schedules to increase on-task and on-schedule behavior. Use of the schedules produced sustained engagement which generalized to a new schedule with a new sequence of photographs. Subjects were able to independently change activities in…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Daily Living Skills, Generalization