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Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay W.; Morgan, Theresa A.; Berg, Wendy K.; Schieltz, Kelly M.; Lee, John F.; Padilla, Yaniz C. – Psychological Record, 2013
Three children who displayed destructive behavior maintained by negative reinforcement received functional communication training (FCT). During FCT, the children were required to complete a demand and then to mand (touch a card attached to a microswitch, sign, or vocalize) to receive brief play breaks. Prior to and 1 to 3 times following the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Negative Reinforcement, Behavior Problems, Young Children
Schieltz, Kelly M.; Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay W.; Berg, Wendy K.; Lee, John F.; Padilla Dalmau, Yaniz C.; Mews, Jayme; Ibrahimovic, Muska – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of functional communication training (FCT) on the occurrence of non-targeted disruptive behavior. The 10 participants were preschool-aged children with developmental disabilities who engaged in both destructive (property destruction, aggression, self-injury) and disruptive (hand flapping,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification, Negative Reinforcement, Behavior Problems
Gardner, Andrew W.; Wacker, David P.; Boelter, Eric W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The choice-making behavior of 2 typically developing children who engaged in problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement was evaluated within a concurrent-operants assessment that varied the quality of attention across free-play and demand conditions. The results demonstrated that it was possible to bias responding towards academic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Negative Reinforcement, Interaction, Responses
Buckley, Scott D.; Newchok, Debra K. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
The present study investigated the effects of differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO) on problem behavior evoked by music in a 7-year-old child with pervasive developmental disorder. Following an auditory stimulus assessment, DNRO was used to reduce problem behavior to near-zero levels. Results are discussed in terms of…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Music, Negative Reinforcement

Allen, Keith D.; Stokes, Trevor F. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1987
A contingency management procedure using both positive and negative reinforcement was used to strengthen cooperative behavior in five children (ages 3-6) during a series of restorative dental treatment sessions lasting from 15-60 minutes. Baseline levels of disruptive behavior as high as 90 percent were reduced to less than 15 percent. (JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Dentistry, Intervention

Roberts, Maura L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
This study compared the effectiveness of differential negative reinforcement of other behavior (DNRO) and alternative behavior (DNRA) for reducing self-injurious tantrums maintained by escape from demands in a 4-year-old girl with severe retardation. Both DNRO and DNRA reduced self-injury and increased independent task performance, with DNRA…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Negative Reinforcement, Self Injurious Behavior
Berg, Wendy K.; Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay W.; Ganzer, Jed; Barretto, Anjali – Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 2007
Functional analyses of problem behavior for 4 young boys with developmental delays showed that problem behaviors were maintained by both negative and positive reinforcement. Functional communication training was conducted with one set of training stimuli in which the child's mother presented a work task in the family living room. Pretreatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Stimuli, Positive Reinforcement, Generalization
Ramsburg, Dawn – 1997
This digest explores some of the reasons for spanking, examines its effectiveness, and suggests alternative discipline methods. Many parents believe that spanking will teach children not to do things that are forbidden, stop them quickly when they are being irritating, and encourage them to do what they should. Others believe nonphysical forms of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Child Rearing
Hawes, David J.; Dadds, Mark R. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
The specific parenting domains measured by the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) make it particularly relevant to interventions concerned with the modification of parenting practices. This study assessed the validity and clinical utility of parent reports on the APQ using observational data of parents and children (N=56, aged 4-8 years)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Parents

Marcus, Bethany A.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
The effects on compliance of two types of differential negative reinforcement (DNR) were studied with a five-year-old girl with moderate mental retardation and a history of severe disruption. Escape from instructional trials was either contingent on a communicative behavior or compliance. Behaviors improved with both interventions, but compliance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Psychology)

Hoch, Theodore A.; Babbitt, Roberta L.; Farrar-Schneider, Debra; Berkowitz, Merrill J.; Owens, J. Carl; Knight, Terry L.; Snyder, Angela M.; Rizol, Laura M.; Wise, David T. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
This paper reports on assessment and treatment of food refusal for four inpatient boys (ages 2,3,3, and 9) receiving tube feedings. It used a contingency contacting procedure extended by a component analysis. Data suggest that food refusal appeared to be maintained primarily by negative reinforcement contingencies. Caregiver responses indicated a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children, Contingency Management
Clark, Lynn – 1991
This book provides parents with guidance for handling a variety of common behavior problems based on the behavioral approach to child rearing and discipline. This approach suggests that good and bad behavior are both learned and can be changed, and proposes specific methods, skills, procedures, and strategies for parents to use in getting improved…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Clark, Lynn – 1996
This second edition of "SOS" provides parents with guidance for handling a variety of common behavior problems based on the behavior approach to child rearing and discipline. This approach suggests that good and bad behavior are both learned and can be changed, and proposes specific methods, skills, procedures, and strategies for parents…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Clark, Lynn – 2003
This Spanish-language version of "SOS" provides parents with guidance for handling a variety of common behavior problems based on the behavior approach to child rearing and discipline. This approach suggests that good and bad behavior are both learned and can be changed, and proposes specific methods, skills, procedures, and strategies…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies