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Tyler C. Ré; Chrystal Jansz Rieken; Julie Ackerlund Brandt; Gena O. Pacitto; Jair Yepez – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2024
An ABAB reversal design was employed to evaluate the effect of differential reinforcement of low (DRL) frequency behavior as an interdependent group contingency on the frequency of vocal disruptions of five males, 6-14-years old, diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The results showed lower frequencies of vocal disruptions during…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reinforcement, Contingency Management, Behavior Problems
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Almeida, Daniel A.; Allen, Ronald; Maguire, Russell W.; Maguire, Kaitlin – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2018
A forced-choice preference assessment using pictures and no access upon selection was used to determine preferences for community-based activities with 4 young adults with autism and intellectual disability. High- and low-preference activities were then provided as delayed consequences, using a token economy, for completion of vocational tasks in…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
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Peters, Kerri P.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2014
The utility of reinforcement-based procedures has been well established in the behavior analysis literature and is commonly used in educational settings. However, the overjustification effect is one commonly cited criticism of programs that use tangible items as reinforcers. In the current studies, we evaluated the effects of tangible rewards…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Rewards, Contingency Management, Recreational Activities
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Plavnick, Joshua B.; Thompson, Julie L.; Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy; Johnson, Katie – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2016
Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) require instructional programs that simultaneously address academic content, interfering behavior, and potential gaps in prerequisite skills for a given curriculum. This study examined the impact of an intervention package consisting of contingent reinforcement and match-to-sample training on the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Contingency Management
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Panahon, Carlos J.; Martens, Brian K. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2013
Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) can be described as time-based or response-independent delivery of stimuli with known reinforcing properties. Previous research has shown NCR to reduce problem behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities and to interfere with the acquisition of more desired alternative behavior. To date, however,…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Contingency Management, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
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Daly, Edward J., III; Kupzyk, Sara – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2012
In this study, we examined whether individualized, student-selected, parent-delivered reading interventions would produce generalized oral reading fluency improvements. Three 3rd-grade students received reading fluency interventions (repeated readings, modeling, error correction, and flashcard instruction) 1 at a time and were shown the results…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Intervention, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement