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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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Spangler, Paul F.; Marshall, Ann M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1983
Child care workers in an institution for severely/profoundly retarded children were trained to use prompts and increased toy availability. On the average purposeful activity level of the children increased from 10 percent to a mean of 70 percent during treatment while stereotyped or harmful behaviors decreased from an average of 20 percent to 70…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Institutionalized Persons, Males, Play
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Hobbs, Tom R.; Hold, Michael M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1976
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency