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Peer reviewedKoegel, Robert L.; Rincover, Arnold – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1977
To test reports that the development of programs for producing durable extra-therapy responding lags behind the development of programs for producing initial behavior change, responding was recorded continuously in both the therapy and extra-therapy settings for three autistic males (7 to 11 years old). (Author)
Descriptors: Autism, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Generalization
Peer reviewedSieck, William A.; McFall, Richard M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
This laboratory study of self-monitoring effects examined hypotheses that the direction of reactive effects is a function of the perceived value of the target behavior and that neither the behavior's value nor self-monitoring alone is sufficient to produce significant effects but that both are necessary. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Contingency Management, Research Projects
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Rollings, J. Paul – Behavior Modification, 1977
Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. Overcorrection procedures were used with two severely retarded males (21 and 35 years old) to suppress stereotyped movements. (IM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Inhibition, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedAlexander, Ronnie N.; Apfel, Cathy H. – Exceptional Children, 1976
A variable interval schedule of reinforcement was used with five behavior disordered boys (7-13 years old) to improve attending and study behavior of the children during the communicative skills period. (SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLando, Harry A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The ability of aversive conditioning and contingency management to control smoking was compared. Although contingency management was more effective in the short run, at a six-month follow-up treatment effects were no longer evident. (SE)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Conditioning, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedBroughton, Sam F.; Lahey, Benjamin B. – Journal of School Psychology, 1978
The relative effects of positive reinforcement, response cost, and the two contingencies combined when used as contingencies for correct academic responses were compared on the dependent measures of accuracy of academic performance and level of on-task behavior. All three contingency systems increased academic performance and on-task behavior.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Observation
Peer reviewedBram, Susan; And Others – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1977
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWulbert, Margaret; Dries, Robert – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1977
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Drug Therapy, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBarber, Robert M.; Kagey, J. Robert – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1977
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, General Education
Peer reviewedAzrin, Nathan H.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedBalaschak, Barbara A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Significant reduction of seizures in an 11-year-old girl was achieved through a contingency management program implemented by her classroom teacher. The program was designed to shift the focus from her actual seizures to her seizure-free time periods. Seizures diminished over the total treatment period. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedBarnard, James D.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1977
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedColligan, Ross W.; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
An 11-year-old boy with a six-year history of elective mutism in school was successfully treated with operant reinforcement and contingency management techniques. The plan was carried out by the classroom teacher with a minimum amount of management consultation. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Contingency Management, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Charels R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1979
A comprehensive validation study involving 50 regular primary classes was conducted of the Program for Academic Survival Skills (PASS), a consultant based, teacher mediated program for student classroom behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textJones, Duane L.; Jensen, Carl B. – 1975
Contingency contracting has been demonstrated to be an effective procedure for achieving weight loss. A problem with this type of contract is that the S may have to permanently forfeit an item for a failure to lose weight when in fact his/her eating behavior has been appropriate. The following procedure was developed to overcome this problem. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Body Weight, Contingency Management
