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Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Noncompliance: A Review of the Literature
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Lipschultz, Joshua L.; Wilder, David A. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2017
Noncompliance is a common behavior problem exhibited by typically developing children, as well as individuals with intellectual disabilities, and is correlated with a number of psychiatric diagnoses later in life. We begin this manuscript by describing the definition and prevalence of noncompliance. We then review the assessment procedures that…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Compliance (Psychology), Definitions, Incidence
The Use of Aversives in Special Education: Legal and Practice Considerations for School Principals
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey; Whitford, Denise K.; Counts, Jennifer – NASSP Bulletin, 2017
The use of aversives as a method for behavioral intervention in U.S. public schools has been a persistent concern and often subject to litigation, particularly among students with disabilities. The use of aversives (restraint, seclusion, and corporal punishment) have been supported in some cases due to their perceived necessity to keep children…
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Special Education, Disabilities, Principals
Negative Reinforcement in Applied Behavior Analysis: An Emerging Technology.
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Iwata, Brian A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1987
The article describes three aspects of negative reinforcement as it relates to applied behavior analysis: behavior acquired or maintained through negative reinforcement, the treatment of negatively reinforced behavior, and negative reinforcement as therapy. Current research suggests the emergence of an applied technology on negative reinforcement.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Negative Reinforcement
Differential Reinforcement as Treatment for Behavior Disorders: Procedural and Functional Variations.
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Iwata, Brian A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
This paper reviews the functional properties and procedural variations of differential reinforcement for the reduction of behavior disorders in individuals with developmental disabilities. The paper proposes that limited success may be a result of the arbitrary relationship that exists between reinforcers and target behaviors when behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Negative Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement in Classrooms: What We're Beginning To Learn.
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Gunter, Phillip L.; Coutinho, Martha J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1997
Presents the negative-reinforcement paradigm as a framework with potential to guide development of interventions that increase desirable and decrease undesirable behaviors of students with disabilities. Studies involving children with emotional and behavioral disorders are presented to convey the importance of teachers' awareness of the paradigm's…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques
Behavior Therapy: A Survey of Procedures for Counselors.
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Groden, Gerald; Cautela, Joseph R. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1981
Provides the counselor a current survey of behavior therapy procedures as well as information concerning their applicability and validity. Reviews procedures based on operant learning principles, classical learning principles, and social psychological principles. Examples and case presentations are included. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classical Conditioning, Counseling Techniques, Extinction (Psychology)
Assessment-Based Antecedent Interventions Used in Natural Settings To Reduce Challenging Behavior: An Analysis of the Literature.
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Kern, Lee; Choutka, Claire Maher; Sokol, Natalie G. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
This article reviews research describing assessment-based antecedent interventions implemented in natural settings. Descriptive information is provided along a number of dimensions pertaining to participant characteristics (n=42), assessment utilized, and intervention attributes. Results indicate the most common interventions targeted aggression,…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification