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Peer reviewedWeeks, Marian; Gaylord-Ross, Robert – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1981
The influence of task difficulty on aberrant behavior was investigated with three severely handicapped students (10, 13, and 15 years old). Noticeably higher rates of problem behavior occurred in demand compared to no demand conditions. In addition, there were higher rates of problem behaviors on difficult versus easy tasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Difficulty Level, Performance
