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Van Houten, Ronald – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1979
The article suggests and describes several ways in which social validation procedures can be employed by researchers and educators to help them select when and how much to modify target behaviors of students. (DLS)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Standards, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
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Repp, Alan – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
This article reviews the development of functional analysis in understanding behavior problems like self-injury and aggression and, more recently, school-based problems. Seen as particularly promising is current work on the analysis of setting events and analysis of dependent variables by considering the effects of intervention on response…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
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McClannahan, Lynn E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1990
The Personal Appearance Index, an assessment of physical appearance and personal care, was used to assess 12 youngsters with autism who lived at home, in group homes, or in institutions. The index showed differences in the appearance scores of institutionalized children compared to others and was used to provide feedback to the children's…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Rearing, Cleaning, Elementary Secondary Education