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Pemberton, Joy R.; Borrego, Joaquin – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2007
Consumers' willingness to accept treatments is an important concern of clinicians and clinical researchers, particularly when treating children. However, few studies have directly asked parents to give reasons for accepting or refusing treatments. In the current study, 82 parents read descriptions of six behavioral child management techniques,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Token Economy, Learning Experience, Child Behavior
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Moore, James W.; Tingstrom, Daniel H.; Doggett, R. Anthony; Carlyon, William D. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2001
Restructuring an existing token economy (TE) in a psychiatric facility for children led to increased point-earning and decreased daily trips to seclusion. Restructuring occurred through operationalization of target behaviors and reduction of time between receipt of reinforcers and opportunity to exchange tokens. Results suggest changes in basic…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Children, Operant Conditioning, Program Effectiveness
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McCain, Alyson P.; Kelley, Mary Lou – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 1994
Compared the effectiveness of a school-home note with and without response cost on the disruptive and on-task behavior of three preadolescents. Inclusion of response cost was associated with marked improvements in attentiveness and stabilization of disruptive behavior as compared with that obtained with a traditional school-home note. (LKS)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Discipline