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Increasing the Vocal Responses of Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities Using Manual Sign Mand Training and Prompt Delay
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Carbone, Vincent J.; Sweeney-Kerwin, Emily J.; Attanasio, Vivian; Kasper, Tamara – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of manual sign mand training combined with prompt delay and vocal prompting on the production of vocal responses in nonvocal children with developmental disabilities. A multiple baseline design across participants verified the effectiveness of this intervention. All participants showed…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Verbal Operant Conditioning
On the Applied Use of Progressive-Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement
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Roane, Henry S. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
Examination of responding under various schedule arrangements is a core component of many analyses of operant behavior. Much of the pioneering work in applied behavior analysis was bred from laboratory research involving the exposure of nonhuman subjects to a variety of schedule arrangements. Hodos (1961) described a schedule arrangement in which…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Responses, Scheduling
Developing a Technology for the Use of Operant Extinction in Clinical Settings: An Examination of Basic and Applied Research.
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Lerman, Dorothea C.; Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Basic and applied research on variables that influence the extinction of operant behaviors is reviewed and applied to the treatment of behavior disorders. The potential value of a general technology for the use of behavioral extinction is discussed. The paper concludes that current research findings are not sufficient for the development of a…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Extinction (Psychology)
Experimental Analysis of Response Covariation among Compliant and Inappropriate Behaviors.
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Parrish, John M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
The study investigated the relationship between topographically different child behaviors (compliance and inappropriate activities) in four mentally retarded subjects (aged 3-5) by using a methodology that tests for response covariation. Regardless of the intervention used, the behavior targeted, or the direction manipulated, the nontargeted…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Behavior Disorders, Behavioral Science Research, Compliance (Psychology)
Total Quality Management and Organizational Behavior Management: An Integration for Continual Improvement.
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Mawhinney, Thomas C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
The history and main features of organizational behavior management (OBM) are compared and integrated with those of total quality management (TQM), with emphasis on W.E. Deming's 14 points and OBM's operant-based approach to performance management. Interventions combining OBM, TQM, and statistical process control are recommended. (DB)
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Improvement Programs
Maintenance of Therapeutic Change by Momentary DRO.
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Barton, Lyle E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
The study examined the extent to which momentary DRO (differential reinforcement of other behavior) maintained suppression (following initial treatment with whole-interval DRO) of the maladaptive behavior of nine severely multihandicapped elementary aged students. Results indicated that momentary DRO maintained response suppression comparable to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research