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Smiley, Ellen E. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
Describes a study of some conditions which facilitate the acquisition of behavioral chains by young children. Three experiments are presented which concern: (1) overt responses to the internal components of the chain; (2) use of an aversive consequence; and (3) added instructions at the beginning of training. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Behavior Development, Child Development, Instruction

Scarboro, M. Eugene; Forehand, Rex – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1975
Examined the effects of two time-out (TO) procedures (within-room and out-of-room), on compliance and oppositional behavior. A total of 24 5-year-olds and their mothers were observed in three experimental conditions, pretraining, training, posttraining. Both out-of-room and within-room TO reduced oppositional behavior and increased compliance.…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Suedfeld, Peter; Schwartz, Geraldine – 1981
The study evaluated the usefulness of 48 hours of Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) as a treatment for eight autistic children (between 5 and 11 years old). Ss were placed in a dimly lit room which contained only a mattress, told to ask for toilet facilities when needed, and then left alone except for when meals were brought in.…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Discrimination Learning
Smith, Carl R. – 1980
The author discusses the legal and administrative concerns, best professional practices concerns, and political concerns related to the use of physical restraint and time out procedures with seriously behaviorally disordered children. Among the points made are that the courts may consider such approaches to be cruel and unusual; that direct…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Grosek, Robert J. – 1980
Two paradigms (rewards and verbal prompts, and timeout procedures), both making social consequences contingent upon the S's behavior and both requiring the S to practice the desired response, were used to reduce inappropriate language in a 33 year old resident of a center for the developmentally disabled. Data from the morning and afternoon…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Developmental Disabilities

O'Keefe, Edward J. – Child Welfare, 1978
Describes an approach to behavior modification employing gradual stages and beginning with the enhancement of positive behavior. Major emphasis is placed on accelerating prosocial behavior rather than decelerating antisocial behavior. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children, Intervention
Miltenberger, Raymond G.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
Staff members (N=72) of 12 community residential facilities for the retarded rated the acceptability of four behavior modification procedures. Treatments were rated according to their restrictiveness with differential reinforcement of other behavior the most acceptable, followed by time-out, overcorrection, and shock. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attendants, Attitudes, Behavior Modification, Ethics

Whitham, Cynthia – PTA Today, 1994
When used correctly, timeout is a successful discipline technique for children who are exhibiting hurtful or destructive behaviors. The paper describes essential elements for an effective timeout and explains how some timeouts do not work because of elements that parents have added or neglected. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Contingency Management, Discipline

Turner, Heather Sterling; Watson, T. Steuart – Psychology in the Schools, 1999
Provides information on the time-out research in hopes of enabling school psychologists to use, and train others to use, time-out more effectively when indicated by the data from a behavioral or functional assessment. The guide may also serve as a heuristic for those wishing to conduct research on the use of time-out in the classroom. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Educational Research, Elementary Education

Lucas, Rebecca L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2000
Presents a case study of one two-year-old examining strategies for dealing with aggressive behavior. Time-out, and time-out coupled with differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors, were successful in weakening the target behavior of aggression. Whether behaviors can be sustained without further intervention is worthy of further study.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Child Rearing

Wolfgang, Charles H. – Journal of Early Education and Family Review, 2001
Defines timeout as it is used in elementary classrooms and describes variations in its implementation. Differentiates nonseclusionary, exclusionary, and seclusionary timeout and considers the legal parameters for their use. Provides legal guidelines for a timeout room. Examines critiques of timeout procedure by Jones, Dreikurs, and Glasser. (KB)
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Legal Responsibility

Webster, Raymond E. – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
This study used time-out (TO) as the primary therapeutic intervention with a 13-year-old highly aggressive male in a public school setting. TO was used over a 10-week period with extinction of the specified behaviors occurring after the seventh week. During an 8-week follow-up only three instances of the aggressive behaviors were observed. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Gueringer, George – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1975
This article describes an experimental STOP Program centered around a regularly equipped classroom which provides containment of pupils on a temporary basis due to misbehavior. Its goals are to contain the child in school by removing him from his regular classroom, on a temporary status. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Counseling Services, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Div. of Pupil Personnel Services. – 1980
Ten papers contributed by school psychologists or university educators working with school psychology programs review psychological theory and research on behavioral strategies for psychological intervention. Following an overview on the effective use of behavior modification in the school, nine behavior change methods are examined in terms of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Disabilities
Garibaldi, Antoine M., Ed. – 1979
In April 1978 the National Institute of Education held a conference to explore alternative approaches to suspension as a disciplinary procedure. This publication reproduces the proceedings of this conference. The proceedings reflect a cross-section of opinion on alternative programs provided by panelists and speakers from many sectors of the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Counseling Services, Discipline Policy, Program Descriptions