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Peer reviewedHansen, Gordon D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1979
A twin signal device that provides both escape and avoidance conditioning in enuresis control was documented with case studies of two enuretic children (eight and nine years old). In addition, a technique of fading as an adjunct to the process was utilized with one subject. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Contingency Management
Download full textDrash, Philip W.; And Others – 1976
A multifaceted behavioral treatment program designed to modify noncompliance in five hyperactive preschoolers and to train their parents in techniques of maintaining compliant behavior was implemented. Results indicated that hyperactivity and noncompliance were reduced to normal limits. Parents' use of behavior modification techniques were…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research
PDF pending restorationGable, Robert A.; And Others – 1977
The effectiveness of a procedure for systematically analyzing and intervening with oral reading was investigated with three learning disabled children (10 to 11 years old). Correct and error responses in oral reading were recorded during baseline and experimental conditions (which included contingent teacher praise and antecedent modeling on words…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Trott, Maryann Colby – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
An intensive toilet training program based on behavioral principles was applied to an 11-year-old Down's syndrome child. (SBH)
Descriptors: Children, Contingency Management, Downs Syndrome, Drafting
Rotatori, Anthony F. – 1979
The study involving 18 moderately retarded adolescents attending a public high school program assessed the usefulness of a behavioral weight reduction program. The behavior treatment involved exposure of Ss to external and self-reinforcement, stimulus control, simplified self monitoring and exercise over a 14-week active training period. Behavior…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Contingency Management
Firestone, Philip; And Others – 1979
Forty-three hyperactive children (5 to 9 years old) and their families were assessed and followed during a 3 month intervention program. Families were randomly assigned to one of three groups: parent training in behavior modification while the child was administered a placebo, parent training plus methylphenidate, and methylphenidate only. All…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Children, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedBackman, Joan; Firestone, Philip – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1979
Three types of investigations are considered: systematic case studies, single-subject experiments, and group outcome studies. It is concluded that stimulant medication is more effective than behavior therapy in improving classroom and social behaviors, as well as attentional processes in hyperactive children. (SBH)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
