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The Effects of Interpolated Reinforcement on Resistance to Extinction in Children Diagnosed with Autism: A Preliminary Investigation.
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Higbee, Thomas S.; Carr, James E.; Patel, Meeta R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This study evaluated use of the interpolation of reinforcement effect, which combines intermittent (INT) and continuous reinforcement (CRF) schedules, with four young children with autism using a free-operant preparation. Results suggest that responding may be less resistant to extinction following interpolated CRF reinforcement than following INT…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Operant Conditioning
Investigation of a Reinforcement-Based Toilet Training Procedure for Children with Autism.
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Cicero, Frank R.; Pfadt, Al – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a reinforcement-based toilet training intervention with three children with autism. Procedures included positive reinforcement, graduated guidance, scheduled practice trials, and forward prompting. All three children reduced urination accidents to zero and learned to request bathroom use spontaneously…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Hygiene, Instructional Effectiveness
On the Establishing and Reinforcing Effects of Termination of Demands for Destructive Behavior Maintained by Positive and Negative Reinforcement.
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Piazza, Cathleen C.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Gulotta, Charles S.; Ruyter, John M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
This study applied functional behavioral analysis to the destructive behaviors of two young boys with multiple disabilities including behavior disorders. Results suggested that the subjects' destructive behaviors were sensitive to both escape and attention as reinforcers. Results support the importance of establishing operations in determining the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies
A Preliminary Comparison of Guided Compliance and High-Probability Instructional Sequences as Treatment for Noncompliance in Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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Smith, Marnie R.; Lerman, Dorothea C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
The efficacy of guided compliance and high-probability instructional sequences was compared with two young children with disabilities and noncompliant behavior. Levels of compliance were higher under guided compliance than under high-probability instructional sequences. Parents were able to learn to implement treatments accurately and reported…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology), Developmental Disabilities
Comparing Methods for Maintaining the Safety of a Child with Pica.
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LeBlanc, Linda A.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Krug, Mary A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
A study of 4-year-old girl with severe intellectual disabilities, congenital heart defects, and pulmonary disease investigated the effectiveness of restraint and no-restraint methods to prevent pica. Both methods prevented pica, however, the no restraint condition required less therapist effort and had less negative impact on quality of life.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
On the Effects of "Quality" of Attention in the Functional Analysis of Destructive Behavior.
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Richman, David M.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Two cases are presented in which modifications to the social attention condition were needed to identify maintaining contingencies for two young children with mental retardation and destructive behavior. The effects of two different qualities of social attention are examined, along with the effects of contingent verbal, versus contingent physical,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification