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Facon, Bruno; Sahiri, Safia; Riviere, Vinca – Behavior Therapy, 2008
The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the efficacy of combining two operant learning procedures--shaping and fading--for treating selective mutism. The participant was a 12-year-old boy with mental retardation presenting a severe long-term selective mutism. The treatment was aimed at increasing the loudness of his vocalizations in an…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Mental Retardation, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement
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Rooke, Sally E.; Malouff, John M. – Behavior Therapy, 2006
The aim of this study was to test a method of increasing adherence to a coping method assignment in individuals interested in reducing stress. Eighty university students and 48 adult nonstudents were asked to write about their emotions for 15 minutes per day over 3 days. Participants were randomly assigned to experimental or control conditions,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Coping, Reinforcement, Writing Instruction