Functional analysis and treatment of the delusional statements of a man with multiple disabilities: a four-year follow-up.

abstract：:This experiment evaluated the effects of training tutors to use an instructional package to teach pronunciation and translation of the Chinese language. Tutors' correct use of the package increased from 68% of trials to 92% after training, and student correct pronunciation increased from 45% to 90%, with similar effec...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Wu H,Miller LK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study attempted to evaluate experimentally the relationship between two response classes, enuresis and oppositional behavior. One child who had a long history of bed-wetting was observed in his home setting. Parents' reports and initial observations confirmed that the child was oppositional much of the tim...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Nordquist VM

更新日期：1971-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of a treatment package on the performance of correct relay tags with 4 inline speed skaters. The treatment package included verbal praise following correct tags, visual feedback of performance data, and instruction for improving performance. Initial gains in the frequency of correct tags we...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Anderson G,Kirkpatrick MA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional analysis indicated that chronic eye poking exhibited by a woman with profound mental retardation persisted in the absence of social contingencies. We initiated a procedure in which a therapist delivered a punisher (mild reprimand) contingent on eye poking in the presence, but not the absence, of a neutral...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： McKenzie SD,Smith RG,Simmons JN,Soderlund MJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effectiveness of simplified habit reversal in reducing filled pauses that occur during public speaking. Filled pauses consist of "uh," "um," or "er"; clicking sounds; and misuse of the word "like." After baseline, participants received habit reversal training that consisted of awareness traini...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Mancuso C,Miltenberger RG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous research indicates that certain types of attention (i.e., statements related to behavior, tickles) may be differentially reinforcing, only one or two forms of attention are typically provided contingent on problem behavior during the attention condition in experimental functional analyses. In the pre...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Kodak T,Northup J,Kelley ME

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Token economies are one of the most commonly used behavior-analytic interventions. Despite literature supporting the use of tokens as tools for behavior change, little is known about the efficacy of tokens compared to that of the items for which they are exchanged. Results of previous research comparing the reinforcin...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Bonfonte SA,Bourret JC,Lloveras LA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments examined the effect of work requirements in combination with reinforcement schedule on the choice behavior of adults with mental retardation and preschool children. The work requirements of age-appropriate tasks (i.e., sorting silverware, jumping hurdles, tossing beanbags) were manipulated. Par...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Cuvo AJ,Lerch LJ,Leurquin DA,Gaffaney TJ,Poppen RL

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of three different presession conditions on tangibly maintained problem behavior for 2 students with autism, using individual-participant multielement designs. First, an analogue functional analysis demonstrated that problem behavior was maintained by access to tangible items. Next, topographie...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： O'Reilly M,Lang R,Davis T,Rispoli M,Machalicek W,Sigafoos J,Lancioni G,Didden R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each day, people encounter stimuli they find unpleasant. Some children with autism may require systematic instruction to acquire the communication skills necessary to request the termination of such aversive stimuli. We taught 2 school-aged boys with autism a mand (e.g., signing "stop") that could be used to escape a ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Groskreutz NC,Groskreutz MP,Bloom SE,Slocum TA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a simulated casino environment, 6 nonpathological women played concurrently available commercial slot machines programmed to pay out at different rates. Participants did not always demonstrate preferences for the higher paying machine. The data suggest that factors other than programmed or obtained rate of reinforc...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Weatherly JN,Thompson BJ,Hodny M,Meier E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) consists of delivering a reinforcer on a time-based schedule, independent of responding. Studies evaluating the effectiveness of NCR as treatment for problem behavior have used fixed-time (FT) schedules of reinforcement. In this study, the efficacy of NCR with variable-time (VT) sched...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Van Camp CM,Lerman DC,Kelley ME,Contrucci SA,Vorndran CM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the accuracy of 24 staff members' predictions of activities preferred by 14 individuals with severe disabilities. For each of 144 activities, staff members assigned a client preference rating of "likes a lot," "likes," or "dislikes." Two activities from each category were randomly selected for each individ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Newton JS,Ard WR Jr,Horner RH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated problem behavior exhibited by 6 individuals with developmental disabilities using the behavioral economic conceptualization of unit price. Descriptive observations were conducted during interactions between the participants and their primary care providers in a clinical laboratory, the participants' homes...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Borrero JC,Francisco MT,Haberlin AT,Ross NA,Sran SK

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) may result in rates of reinforcement that are impractical for caregivers to implement; therefore, recent research has examined methods for thinning reinforcer delivery during DRA. In this study, reinforcer delivery was thinned during DRA by restricting access to...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Roane HS,Fisher WW,Sgro GM,Falcomata TS,Pabico RR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated procedures for teaching three children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder the perspective-taking component skill of tacting what others are sensing across all five senses: see, taste, feel, hear, and smell. Using a multiple baseline across participants design, we evaluated a training package consisti...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Welsh F,Najdowski AC,Strauss D,Gallegos L,Fullen JA

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Positive practice overcorrection has been shown to be effective in reducing stereotypic self-stimulatory behaviors displayed by retarded and autistic individuals. In addition, the procedure also may increase the occurrence of appropriate behavior through intensive practice. In the present study, several stereotypic an...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Wells KC,Forehand R,Hickey K,Green KD

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitions from one activity to another may evoke problem behavior from individuals with intellectual disabilities. One explanation for the occurrence of problem behavior could be the change in relative densities of reinforcement between the two activities. We conducted a descriptive assessment of problem behavior wi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Castillo MI,Clark DR,Schaller EA,Donaldson JM,DeLeon IG,Kahng S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of a training package on the social behaviors of 20 hearing-impaired children with severe language disabilities was assessed. The package consisted of initial instruction in role-play situations, reinforcement of appropriate instances of the behaviors, and a correction procedure following inappropria...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Rasing EJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoplifting is one of the most frequent crimes in the United States, yet there is no agreement about effective prevention procedures. Since most prevention strategies are aimed at either increasing public awareness of the severity of the consequences or increasing the threat of detection, procedures that contain these...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： McNees MP,Egli DS,Marshall RS,Schnelle JF,Risley TR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its advantages, discrete-trial instruction (DTI) has been criticized for producing rote responding. Although there is little research supporting this claim, if true, this may be problematic given the propensity of children with autism to engage in restricted and repetitive behavior. One feature that is common ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Peterson SP,Rodriguez NM,Pawich TL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of a negative reinforcement-based treatment on the self-feeding of 1 child with food selectivity by type and texture. Self-feeding increased when the child could choose to either self-feed 1 bite of a target food or be fed 1 bite of the target food and 5 bites of another food. Possible mechanis...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Vaz PC,Volkert VM,Piazza CC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old nonvocal autistic girl who had acquired over 30 signs as mands (requests), simple intraverbals (English-sign translations), and imitative responses repeatedly failed to acquire a tact (labeling) repertoire. It was speculated that the verbal stimulus "What is that?" blocked the establishment of stimulus co...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Partington JW,Sundberg ML,Newhouse L,Spengler SM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted two experiments examining the effects of a self-evaluation package on the peer interactions of students described as emotionally or behaviorally disordered. Experiment 1 assessed the additive effects of various components of a self-evaluation package on the frequency of inappropriate and appropriate peer ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Kern L,Wacker DP,Mace FC,Falk GD,Dunlap G,Kromrey JD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes the results of a retrospective review of generalization in the context of social skills research with preschool children. A review of studies from 22 journals (1976 to 1990) that assessed generalization as part of social interaction research provided information concerning the prevalence of studi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Chandler LK,Lubeck RC,Fowler SA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer, Bauman, and Richman (1982) presented the first comprehensive and standardized methodology for identifying operant functions of aberrant behavior. This essay discusses the significance functional analysis has had for applied behavior analysis. The methodology has lessened the field's reliance on ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Mace FC

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involves delivery of reinforcement at the end of an interval during which the target behavior has not occurred. Momentary DRO, however, is a procedure in which reinforcement is delivered if a response did not occur at the end of an interval. We examined the extent to ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Barton LE,Brulle AR,Repp AC

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00