Back to basics: Percentage agreement measures are adequate, but there are easier ways.

abstract：:It is generally agreed that serious misbehavior in children should be replaced with socially appropriate behaviors, but few guidelines exist with respect to choosing replacement behaviors. We address this issue in two experiments. In Experiment 1, we developed an assessment method for identifying situations in which b...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Carr EG,Durand VM

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi-element baseline design combined with a multiple-baseline design, was used to investigate the effect of availability of materials, prizes for participation, and instruction on the leisure behavior of 14 mentally retarded women in a half-way house. A leisure program was conducted on weekday evenings, during whi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Johnson MS,Bailey JS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare two methods designed to produce tic reduction in 4 children with Tourette's syndrome. Specifically, a verbal instruction not to engage in tics was compared to a verbal instruction plus differential reinforcement of zero-rate behavior (DRO). Results showed that the DRO-enhanced ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Woods DW,Himle MB

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parental involvement in intervention can support intervention efficacy, improve generalization, and increase accessibility. The Preschool Life Skills (PLS) program is designed to teach 13 preschool life skills and prevent problem behavior. The current study explores the utility of the PLS program as delivered by paren...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Gunning C,Holloway J,Grealish L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-home caregivers were taught to implement a prompted voiding procedure with 2 older adults with cognitive impairments and urinary incontinence. Results suggested that the procedures can be implemented by family caregivers, and the intervention reduced incontinence for both participants. ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Adkins VK,Mathews RM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a trial-based approach to conducting functional analyses in classroom settings. Ten students referred for problem behavior were exposed to a series of assessment trials, which were interspersed among classroom activities throughout the day. Results of these trial-based functional analyses were compared to...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Bloom SE,Iwata BA,Fritz JN,Roscoe EM,Carreau AB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display deficits in social and conversational skills. One method used to improve social deficits includes video modeling. When targeting conversational skills, few studies have included individuals with ASD as conversational partners. We evaluated the effects of vi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Ezzeddine EW,DeBar RM,Reeve SA,Townsend DB

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child health-care appointments that are not kept are an important pediatric problem. Previous research has shown that reducing effort (with a parking pass) and reminding patients (with mailed and telephone reminders) significantly improved appointment keeping for first-time and patient-scheduled appointments. This stu...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Ross LV,Friman PC,Christophersen ER

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was conducted to demonstrate the application of a computerized assessment procedure for determining the preferences of persons with severe handicaps. A computer program was designed to interpret subjects' microswitch activations to produce three distinct types of events (visual, auditory, and tactile)...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Dattilo J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of longitudinal studies suggest that the stability of preferences varies across individuals, although it is unclear what variables account for these differences. We extended this work by conducting periodic assessments of preference for leisure activities over 3 to 6 months with 10 adults with developmental di...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hanley GP,Iwata BA,Roscoe EM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effects of variant versus invariant high-probability (high-p) request sequences on the performance of requests to initiate a social bid by young children with emotional-behavioral disorders. In the initial phases of the investigation, a multiple baseline design showed that the delivery of invar...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Davis CA,Reichle J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-subject ABA reversal design was applied to evaluate the effectiveness of a limited 8-s safety belt reminder system and two modified reminder systems (a delayed and second reminder) to increase the safety belt use of 13 drivers. The research was conducted with a specially equipped research vehicle that permitt...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Berry TD,Geller ES

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an analogue functional analysis contrasting motor tasks with varying types of social consequences for movements associated with tardive dyskinesia (TD) in 2 men who had been diagnosed with developmental disabilities and TD. Our findings suggest that TD-related movements were not a function of social reinf...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Valdovinos MG,Roberts C,Kennedy CH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient disruption during dental visits can impede treatment and may result in invasive approaches to care. The current study evaluated the efficacy of graduated exposure with and without extinction to decrease disruption during dental treatment for 4 young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Modified functional ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： McConnell KL,Sassi JL,Carr L,Szalwinski J,Courtemanche A,Njie-Jallow F,Cheney WR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study attempted to test the reliability of a new method of recording verbal behavior in a free-play preschool setting. Six children, three normal and three speech impaired, served as subjects. Videotaped records of verbal behavior were scored by two experimentally naive observers. The results suggest that ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Nordquist VM

更新日期：1971-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the effects of prompts and incentives on designated drivers in a bar. We defined the dependent variable as the percentage of customers either functioning as or riding with a designated driver. We used an ABCA design to evaluate the effectiveness of prompts and incentives on the dependent va...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Kazbour RR,Bailey JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effectiveness of an incentive procedure designed to increase the punctuality of six workers who were chronically late to work in a manufacturing company. The six workers in the experiment received a 2.00 pesos ($0.16 U.S.) bonus for every day that they arrived on time. A reversal design was us...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hermann JA,Montes AI,Domínguez B,Montes F,Hopkins BL

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from basic and applied research suggest that treatment with operant extinction may produce adverse side effects; two of these commonly noted are an increase in the frequency of the target response (extinction burst) and an increase in aggression (extinction-induced aggression). Although extinction is often us...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lerman DC,Iwata BA,Wallace MD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In urban high-density areas, litter has become an increasingly obvious and pervasive problem. In the present study, repeated measures of the amount of litter on randomly selected yards in an urban low-income housing project were used to evaluate the effectiveness of a series of anti-litter procedures directed at the c...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Chapman C,Risley TR

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the influence of two different frequencies of data collection on skill acquisition and maintenance within behavioral treatment programs for children with autism spectrum disorders. Six children were taught multiple skills in up to four different behavioral programs. Half of the skills were measured contin...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Cummings AR,Carr JE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This secondary data analysis examined effects of an abstinence contingency on participation in a therapeutic workplace. Participants exposed to a pay reset after drug use did not differ in overall attendance from participants who were not exposed to a pay reset after drug use; however, they initially worked less after...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Holtyn AF,Silverman K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prior attention was systematically manipulated to study its influence on rates of yelling and head hitting, both maintained by positive reinforcement in the form of attention. Higher levels of head hitting occurred in analogue attention conditions when the person was deprived of attention (no social inte...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： O'Reilly MF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined correspondence between preference assessment outcome and within-session patterns of responding in one subject with autism. Responding maintained by a single highly preferred item resulted in a greater total number of responses, a slower decline in within-session response rates, and a greater proportion of ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Keyl-Austin AA,Samaha AL,Bloom SE,Boyle MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No method is in general usage and of demonstrated effectiveness in eliminating the self-stimulatory behaviors of retardates and autistics. An Overcorrection rationale was used to develop such a method. The Overcorrection procedures consisted of a period of practice in the correct mode of the behavior contingent upon s...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Foxx RM,Azrin NH

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 2 forms of response interruption and redirection (RIRD)-motor RIRD and vocal RIRD-were examined with 4 boys with autism to evaluate further the effects of this intervention and its potential underlying mechanisms. In Experiment 1, the effects of motor RIRD and vocal RIRD on vocal stereotypy and appropri...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Ahrens EN,Lerman DC,Kodak T,Worsdell AS,Keegan C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reinforced practice procedure was used to facilitate cooperative behavior in five children, aged 3 to 6 years, during dental treatment. In a multiple baseline design across subjects, the children were rewarded with escape, inexpensive stickers, and praise for cooperative behavior in the presence of the sights, sound...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Allen KD,Stokes TF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An assessment instrument is presented for the evaluation of the quantity and quality of dyadic interaction, as well as for the daily recording of behaviors presented and omitted which influence marital satisfaction. Comparison of data from ten happy couples and from ten couples entering therapy indicated two distinct ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Williams AM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of sensory reinforcement was examined in programming multiple treatment gains in self-stimulation and spontaneous play for developmentally disabled children. Two phases were planned. First, we attempted to identify reinforcers maintaining self-stimulation. Sensory Extinction procedures were implemented in whi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Rincover A,Cook R,Peoples A,Packard D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a sequence of three single-digit (1 digit x 1 digit) multiplication problems on the latency to initiate multiple-digit (3 digit x 3 digit) multiplication problems for 2 students in an alternative education school. Data showed that (a) during the preference assess...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Belfiore PJ,Lee DL,Vargas AU,Skinner CH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When problem behavior is controlled by a synthesized reinforcement contingency, a simple omnibus mand that yields access to all reinforcers simultaneously has been shown to effectively replace problem behavior. The question arises as to whether teaching an omnibus mand will preclude the acquisition of specifying mands...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Ward SN,Hanley GP,Warner CA,Gage EE

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00