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Peer reviewedVaccaro, Frank J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988
Used modified differential reinforcement of other behavior schedule with exclusionary time-out procedure to treat 69-year-old aggressive male patient. Results showed clear demonstration of behavioral control and clinically significant treatment effects during experimental periods. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults
Spears, Debora L.; And Others – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1981
The investigation sought to teach a sequence of arrival behaviors to a severely mentally retarded 12-year-old child living in an institution. Withdrawal and reintroduction of the pacing prompts established that increases in independent arrival behavior were attributed to the pacing prompts. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Daily Living Skills, Institutionalized Persons
