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Reyes, Jorge R.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Hall, Astrid – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Three adult male sex offenders with developmental disabilities participated in phallometric assessments that involved repeated measures of arousal when exposed to various stimuli. Arousal assessment outcomes were similar to those obtained by Reyes et al. (2006). Additional data-analysis methods provided further information about sexual…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Arousal Patterns, Crime, Males
Ardoin, Scott P.; Williams, Jessica C.; Klubnik, Cynthia; McCall, Michael – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
Although the literature clearly demonstrates that repeated readings result in immediate effects on students' performance on the intervention materials as well as long-term benefits, data are less promising regarding its immediate generalization effects to similar materials. Using an alternating treatments design, the current study evaluated the…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Repetition, Generalization, Intervention
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Dyer, Kathleen; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
The study was designed to increase the amount of time 37 severely handicapped students living in a residential facility engaged in age-approprite and functional activities. Results showed that after a supervision program was implemented, the students' participation in activities increases and that these increases maintained for a 5-month period.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Daily Living Skills, Institutionalized Persons
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Repp, Alan C.; Deitz, Samuel M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research
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Parsonson, Barry S.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
Two aides operating a kindergarten-style program for four to eight institutionalized mental retardates (6-to-11 years-old) were trained, using observer feedback, to apply generalized correct social contingencies to 10 defined classes of appropriate and inappropriate child behaviors. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Child Care, Children
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Schepis, Maureen M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1982
A program was implemented to increase the manual signing of five profoundly retarded (mean age, 19 years) and four autistic (mean age, 9 years) youth within their daily environment. (Author)
Descriptors: Attendants, Autism, Children, Communication Skills
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Foxx, R. M.; Shapiro, S. T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1978
The present study developed a timeout procedure that did not require removal of the misbehaver from the learning environment and applied the procedure to the disruptive behaviors of five severely retarded children (8 to 18 years old). (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children