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Lalli, Joseph S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
A study of three children (ages 3-9) with severe problem behavior investigated alternatives to the typical application of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) for problem behavior. Instead of using continuous access to reinforcers and extinction, the study found that an NCR schedule based on latency and NCR without extinction were more effective for…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Extinction (Psychology)
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Dyer, Kathleen; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
The study was designed to increase the amount of time 37 severely handicapped students living in a residential facility engaged in age-approprite and functional activities. Results showed that after a supervision program was implemented, the students' participation in activities increases and that these increases maintained for a 5-month period.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Daily Living Skills, Institutionalized Persons
Green, Carolyn W.; Reid, Dennis H.; Rollyson, Jeannia H.; Passante, Susan C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
We evaluated an enriched teaching program for reducing resistance and indices of unhappiness displayed by 3 individuals with profound multiple disabilities during teaching sessions. The program involved presentation of preferred activities before, during, and after each teaching session, discontinuation of identified nonpreferred activities, and a…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Psychological Patterns, Program Effectiveness, Intervention