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Effects of PECS on the Emergence of Vocal Mands and the Reduction of Aggressive Behavior across Settings for a Child with Autism
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Hu, Xiaoyi; Lee, Gabrielle – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
Effective strategies to address communication and behavior challenges are critical in early intervention programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on vocal mands and aggressive behavior displayed by a child with autism in China. One 4-year-old boy with autism participated…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Verbal Operant Conditioning
Narcissism, Perceived Social Status, and Social Cognition and Their Influence on Aggression
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Gumpel, Thomas P.; Wiesenthal, Vered; Söderberg, Patrik – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This study had three primary goals: to explore the relationship between narcissism, participant roles, and aggression; to examine the role of gender as a moderating influence on narcissism-based aggression; and to examine how these variables work together to influence aggressive outcomes in a sample of aggressive middle and high school students.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Social Status, Social Cognition, Aggression
Behavior Problems in Canadian and Welsh Schools: A Cross-National Comparison.
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Wilkinson, S. Cynthia; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1995
Comparison of 289 Canadian elementary students with behavioral or emotional difficulties with 363 Welsh students referred for social/emotional difficulties found similarities in the severity and frequency of acting-out or undercontrolled behaviors but significant differences in inhibited or overcontrolled behaviors, with Canadian teachers…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Comparative Education, Elementary Education