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Cameron, Michael J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Treatment with two setting condition manipulations and use of a visual occlusion helmet was found to decelerate intense screaming by a 16-year-old girl with developmental disabilities. Cranial pressure was found to be the critical element in self-control, and replacing the helmet with a headband was found to be effective in maintaining behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities

O'Reilly, Mark; Lancioni, Giulio; Taylor, Ian – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A study compared the effectiveness of two extinction interventions, extinction by omission and noncontingent delivery of reinforcement, to treat aggressive behavior with a 10-year-old boy. Analysis revealed that aggression was maintained by positive reinforcement in the form of attention. Noncontingent reinforcement of attention produced a more…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification

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

Duker, Pieter C.; Seys, Daniel M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
Twelve individuals (ages 3-43) with severe/profound mental retardation and life-threatening self-injurious behaviors were exposed to electrical aversion treatment using a remotely controlled device. With seven individuals, suppression of the behavior was nearly complete in that physical restraints were no longer necessary. With three individuals,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Electrical Stimuli, Outcomes of Treatment

Hile, Matthew G.; Desrochers, Marcie N. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reviews the literature on functional assessment in the behavioral treatment of aggression in persons with mental retardation or developmental delays. Increased use of functional assessment and skill training is noted but no concomitant decrease in the use of intrusive procedures. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Basic Skills, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification

Alberto, Paul A.; Taber, Teresa A.; Fredrick, Laura D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study examined the effectiveness of self-operated auditory prompts when used to decrease the off-task and aberrant behaviors of two 19-year-old students with moderate mental retardation. Previous findings were replicated to demonstrate that stimulus control can be achieved through self-operated auditory prompts in school and community…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Moderate Mental Retardation

Fisher, Wayne; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study used a data-based assessment to identify reinforcers and punishers for successful treatment of two children with severe destructive behaviors. Results suggested that empirically derived consequences may be useful in decreasing destructive behavior when a functional assessment is inconclusive or suggests that internal stimuli are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods

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

Sprague, Jeffrey; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1997
Three analyses were conducted to assess the effects of different consequent stimuli on the stereotypical and self-injurious behavior of two children with severe developmental disabilities and dual sensory impairments. Contingent presentation of the specially selected stimuli plus response interruption resulted in more suppression than contingent…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children, Developmental Disabilities

Zarcone, Jennifer R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This replication study found that only 16 of 55 raters agreed on the category of reinforcement maintaining a disabled individual's self-injurious behavior after using the Motivation Assessment Scale. Additionally, only 15 percent of the correlation coefficients obtained were above 80 percent, and none of the reliability scores was above 80…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales

Turner, William D.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
This study evaluated a multicomponent treatment package with three adults having profound mental retardation who engaged in self-injurious hand mouthing. The intervention, which involved brief response interruption followed by the introduction of a preferred leisure item, was successfully implemented during both individual and small group…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Generalization

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

Meyer, Eugene A.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A function-based behavioral treatment package was developed for an 18-year-old male with mild mental retardation in a specialized inpatient unit for treatment of severe destructive behaviors associated with school refusal behavior. Treatment goals were achieved relatively quickly and follow-up data indicated treatment effects were durable.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case Studies

Adkins, Angela D.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; McKeegan, Gerald F.; Lanier, Ayonda E.; Oswald, Donald P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study analyzed reading level and readability of 20 behavior treatment plans developed by certified behavior analysts. Those with higher readability levels had somewhat better treatment outcomes. A second study involving four individuals found that manipulations of reading grade level and readability of behavior treatment plans greatly enhanced…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification