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A Graduated Guidance Procedure for Teaching Self-Dressing Skills to Multihandicpped Children.
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Sisson, Lori A.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
The effectiveness of a graduated guidance procedure for increasing independence in dressing was examined in a multiple baseline analysis across behaviors with two multihandicapped children (ages nine and five). Results showed both children learned dressing skills with generalization of training to similar garments and maintenance of skills and 18…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Generalization, Maintenance
On the Establishing and Reinforcing Effects of Termination of Demands for Destructive Behavior Maintained by Positive and Negative Reinforcement.
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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
Positive Side Effects in the Treatment of SIB Using the Self-Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (SIBIS): Implications for Operant and Biochemical Explanations of SIB.
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Linscheid, Thomas R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
The rate of self-injurious head hitting in an eight-year old with severe/profound mental retardation was reduced using contingent electric shock delivered via the Self Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System. An improved affective state and increased interaction with the environment were documented. Treatment gains were maintained at one-year…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Males