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Avery, Byllye Y. – Pointer, 1974
Eleven institutionalized psychotic children 4- to 13-years-old received 13 weeks of traffic safety training using operant conditioning. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedAltman, Reuben; Talkington, Larry W. – Mental Retardation, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Models
Peer reviewedRosenberg; Harry E. Wing – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1973
It is maintained that behavior modification techniques of postitve and intermittent reinforcement specified by B. Skinner to prevent extinction may adversely affect the critical internal motivators of gifted students, who may be bored by constant success. (MC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Gifted, Motivation
Lovitt, Thomas – Except Children, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Education
Download full textO'Donnell, Patrick A.; Ohlson, Glenn A. – 1976
Criteria for applying aversive stimulation with severely handicapped children are examined, and practical and ethical issues are considered. Factors seen to influence punishment outcomes include timing, intensity, and schedule of reinforcement. Suggested is the need for further research on the comparative effectiveness of positive and negative…
Descriptors: Ethics, Exceptional Child Education, Negative Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedBaumeister, Alfred A. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Information Center on Exceptional Children. – 1971
One in a series of over 50 similar listings relating to handicapped and gifted children, the bibliography contains 81 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts concerning behavior modification. The following information is provided for each entry (which includes research reports, conference papers, journal articles, texts, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Change, Bibliographies, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedKazdin, Alan E. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Borthwick, Burton – Special Education in Canada, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedNawas, M. Mike; Braum, Stephen H. – Mental Retardation, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Hays, Jean – Pointer, 1974
Children 5- to 8-years-old with educational, emotional and neurological problems received individualized instruction in a behavior modification oriented diagnostic class with emphasis on reentering the regular classroom. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Diagnostic Teaching, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Foster, James; Miller, Leona Nation – Pointer, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedKoegel, Robert L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
Appropriate play with toys was studied in two autistic children (8 and 6-years-old) with high occurrences of self-stimulatory behavior. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedYen, Sherman – Mental Retardation, 1974
The developmental pattern of present behavior modification programs for the adult mentally retarded is evaluated. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Cook, Jennifer – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Described is a 10-week inservice training course in behavior modification for 10 special educators. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education
