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Seward, Michael W.; Soled, Derek R. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Nudge theory describes how indirect suggestions and positive reinforcement can influence decision-making. We used nudge theory to implement a traffic-light labeling and choice architecture (modifying product placement) intervention at Harvard University cafeterias, but found no significant change in sales. Survey and focus group data showed that…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Positive Reinforcement, Merchandise Information, Food
Petosa, R. L.; Smith, Laureen H. – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Peer mentoring can be a powerful complement to health instruction. Mentoring has been used to change health behaviors and promote sustainable lifestyle patterns in adults and, more recently, among adolescents. Purpose: This article reviews the use of peer mentoring to promote health practices and describes how this approach can be used…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Teaching, Health Behavior, Behavior Change

Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1980
A significant increase in correctly completed steps of the targeted behavior was noted for the independence-training group. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement

Long, James D.; Williams, Robert L. – Education, 1977
Presenting a five-step positive reinforcement model for teachers and prospective teachers wishing to achieve a greater degree of self-management, this article includes discussions: selecting a goal; recording the quantity and circumstances of behavior; changing setting events; establishing effective consequences; and focusing on environmental…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Data Collection, Educational Objectives

Larson, Charles C. – Journal of School Psychology, 1976
Describes the extinction of demanding behaviors of a nine-year-old boy by placing responsibility for behavioral reinforcement directly under his own control. The therapist assumed that the behavioral pattern of the paranoid personality is characterized by an overdependence upon environmental reinforcers and therefore used the self-management…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Hughes, Charles A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
This review analyzes data-based studies dealing with self-management procedures (self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and self-instruction) used by individuals with mental retardation in public school settings. Although support is found for the positive effects of self-management, questions regarding efficient implementation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation

Drabman, Ronald S.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973
Disruptive children in an after-school remedial reading class were taught to match teachers' evaluations of their behavior in the context of a token reinforcement program. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Barry, Leasha M.; Haraway, Dana L. – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2005
In this paper, self-control strategies are conceptualized as existing on two intersecting continuums of more or less individual control and increasing complexity depending on individual need. Behavioral self-control strategies for young children require external supports to assist children in learning the skills necessary to practice and implement…
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Young Children, Behavior Change, Self Control
Christensen, Lynnette; Young, K. Richard; Marchant, Michelle – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
This study examined the effects of an assessment-based intervention plan on the appropriate classroom behavior of a socially withdrawn, Hispanic, learning disabled, third grade student. The study focused on (1) the effects of peer mediation as part of a behavioral intervention package of empirically validated components, (2) the effects of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Thorvilson, Virginia; Litzenberger, Jerry – 1976
This experiment involved training students in self-instruction (specifically, teaching them to verbally cue and instruct themselves through given assignments), as an alternative to the direct intervention method for increasing on-task behavior and decreasing disruptive behavior in the elementary school classroom. Assignment completion rather than…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Assignments, Behavior Change, Elementary School Students

Burke, William H.; Lewis, Frank D. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
The study examined the effectiveness of a behavior point system in reducing the frequency of three maladaptive social behaviors (verbal outbursts, interruptions, nonsensical talk) in a severely brain injured male (age 21). All target behaviors declined with introduction of the point system, though nonsensical talk was least responsive to…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Vaughn, Bobbie J.; White, Ronnie; Johnston, Stephanie; Dunlap, Glen – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2005
One aspect of family-centered positive behavior support (PBS) that has not received great attention to date involves the indirect benefits on the lives of family members who have children with challenging behavior. For instance, reductions in a child's problem behaviors could enhance the lifestyle status of parents and other family members.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Work Environment, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification

McCormack, Sammie – 1981
Because they felt that students can be responsible for their own behavior, the staff of Jefferson Elementary School, serving 300 students in grades 1 through 4 in a small rural community, developed a program which promoted self-management. In September 1979, teachers participated in an assertive discipline workshop. A Positive Action Plan evolved,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Discipline Policy, Elementary Education