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Peer reviewedColletti, Gep; Harris, Sandra L. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977
Studied with the 10-year-old sister of a 9-year-old girl diagnosed as autistic, and the 11- and 12-year-old brothers of a 9-year-old boy diagnosed as severely neurologically impaired was the effectiveness of siblings as behavior change agents for their behaviorally disturbed brothers and sisters, and the ability of parents to be reliable observers…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Contingency Management
Direct linkReitman, David, Ph.D. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 2004
Token economies often reduce problematic classroom behavior in preschool settings. In the present study, direct observation and teacher ratings of child behavior and treatment acceptability were utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of a token economy in a Head Start classroom. Because many teachers express concerns about the effort required to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Behavior, Observation
