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The Differential Effectiveness of Four Treatment Procedures in Suppressing Self-Injurious Behavior among Severely Handicapped Students.
Gaylord-Ross, Robert J.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
A group outcome study evaluated the effectiveness of four treatment procedures in reducing self-injurious behavior among 22 severely handicapped students (mean age 10.5 years). Contingent restraint was most effective in reducing behavior below baseline levels. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Punishment, Reinforcement
The Effects of a Contingency-Based Lottery on the Behavior of a Special Education Class.
Schilling, Don; Cuvo, Anthony J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
A contingency based lottery system was implemented to improve the classroom behavior of 18 learning disabled and educable mentally handicapped students, 13 to 16 years old. The lottery led to greater preparation for class and fewer incidents of talking without permission per student. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation
The Differential Effectiveness of Four Treatment Procedures in Suppressing Self-Injurious Behavior among Severely Handicapped Students.
Gaylord-Ross, Robert J.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
Evaluated was the effectiveness of four treatment procedures in reducing self-injurious behaviors (handbiting and headstriking) of 22 nonverbal severely mentally retarded children, approximately 10 years old. Among results were that contingent restraint was more effective in reducing behavior below baseline levels than positive reinforcement,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Preadolescents, Program Effectiveness
The Effects of a Contingency-based Lottery on the Behavior of a Special Education Class.
Schilling, Don; Cuvo, Anthony J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
A contingency-based lottery system was implemented to improve the classroom behavior of 18 learning disabled and educable mentally handicapped students, aged 13 to 16 years. Results indicated substantial increases in times students remained in assigned areas, and numbers of students prepared for class; and marked reduction in nonauthorized…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Training Eye-Pointing Behavior in a Nonabulatory Profoundly Mentally Retarded Child Using Contingent Vibratory Stimulation.
Zucker, Stanley H.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1980
Contingent vibration was used to train a precommunication response in a spastic/quadriplegic profoundly mentally retarded boy (age 11). The results indicated an increase in the S's eye pointing behavior subsequent to the administration of response contingent vibration. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research
An Analysis of Antecedent, Response, and Consequence Events in the Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior.
Gaylord-Ross, Robert J.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1980
Findings showed an interaction between mands (instructional directions) and response type. Only when a mand was given during performance of the sorting task did the frequency of SIB increase. The contingent application of verbal praise had a minor, though systematic, effect in reducing the frequency of SIB. (PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Contingency Management