An assessment of the efficiency of and child preference for forward and backward chaining.

abstract：:Behavioral assessment procedures were used to determine the maintaining conditions of self-injury exhibited by 2 children with severe multiple handicaps. For both children, negative reinforcement (escape from grooming activities) was determined to be the maintaining reinforcer for self-injury (hand/arm biting) within ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Steege MW,Wacker DP,Cigrand KC,Berg WK,Novak CG,Reimers TM,Sasso GM,DeRaad A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated possible factors in promoting racial integration, a matter of practical concern in schools today. Specifically, the effect of social and tangible reinforcement was studied on the social integration of five black children in a predominantly white classroom. "Sitting and seating with a new friend...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hauserman N,Walen SR,Behling M

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three retarded subjects and two developmentally normal toddlers were trained using imitation and reinforcement procedures to use correct sentences. The experimental task was to use sentences with correct subject-verb agreement to describe pictures that were presented to the subjects. Two classes of sentences were taug...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lutzker JR,Sherman JA

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a BAB design, a token system requiring cooperative interaction was used to change the reading and vocabulary performance of an 18-member class of third-grade hyperactive boys. Four different colored tokens, which could be exchanged for 15 minutes of play on electrovideo games, were earned by successful completio...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Robinson PW,Newby TJ,Ganzell SL

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) has a long history as a behavioral treatment. The term has usually been defined in a manner that suggests one form of behavior (usually some appropriate alternative) is reinforced, while another form of behavior (usually problem behavior) is placed on extinction...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Vollmer TR,Peters KP,Kronfli FR,Lloveras LA,Ibañez VF

更新日期：2020-07-01 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

abstract：:This study assessed the impact of choice making on the serious problem behaviors of 3 students with severe autism and/or mental retardation. In the context of within-subject reversal designs, the results showed consistently reduced levels of problem behaviors (e.g., aggression) when the students were given opportuniti...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Dyer K,Dunlap G,Winterling V

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a stimulus preference assessment to identify preference for praise delivered in English versus Spanish for bilingual students. Next, a concurrent-operant reinforcer assessment was used to evaluate the reinforcer efficacy of praise in each language. Participants showed limited to no preference for one lang...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Clay CJ,Bloom SE,Slocum TA,Samaha AL,Callard CH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topographically similar verbal responses may be functionally independent forms of operant behavior. For example, saying yes or no may have different functions based on the environmental conditions in effect. The present study extends previous research on both the assessment and acquisition of yes and no responses acro...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Shillingsburg MA,Kelley ME,Roane HS,Kisamore A,Brown MR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biomotometer, an electronic device which simultaneously measures motor activity and provides auditory feedback, was used in combination with material reinforcers in an experiment to reduce children's activity level in a classroom setting. Subjects were nine boys and two girls, aged 9--13, from a day hospital progr...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Schulman JL,Suran BG,Stevens TM,Kupst MJ

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preference for mand topography was evaluated for 2 individuals with developmental disabilities who exhibited problem behavior. The results of a functional analysis showed that each participant's problem behavior was maintained by social reinforcement. Participants were taught two novel mand topographies for the same f...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Winborn-Kemmerer L,Ringdahl JE,Wacker DP,Kitsukawa K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have shown that both differential reinforcement and response cost within token economies are similarly effective for changing the behavior of individuals in a group context (e.g., Donaldson, DeLeon, Fisher, & Kahng, 2014; Iwata & Bailey, 1974). In addition, these researchers have empirically evaluated pref...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Jowett Hirst ES,Dozier CL,Payne SW

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The properties of operant reinforcers are dynamic and dependent on a number of variables, such as schedule and effort. There has been sparse research on the generalized conditioned properties of token reinforcement. We evaluated leisure items, edible items, and tokens using a progressive ratio schedule with three chil...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Russell D,Ingvarsson ET,Haggar JL,Jessel J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated behavioral skills training (BST), in a multiple baseline across subjects design, for teaching firearm safety skills to 6 6- and 7-year-old children. Similar to previous research with 4- and 5-year-olds, half of the children acquired the safety skills following BST and half acquired the skills foll...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Miltenberger RG,Flessner C,Gatheridge B,Johnson B,Satterlund M,Egemo K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the effects of a flexible work schedule ("flextime") on time allocated to children and spouse by federal workers. Direct behavioral observations of family, home, and work functions were precluded because of the cost involved in observing many people for long periods of time. In order to obtain deta...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Winett RA,Neale MS

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the effects of a contingency management (CM) intervention for alcohol consumption in 10 alcohol-dependent participants. An ABCA design was used. Vouchers were provided contingent on results of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) urine tests (an alcohol biomarker with a 2-day detection period) and alcohol breat...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： McDonell MG,Howell DN,McPherson S,Cameron JM,Srebnik D,Roll JM,Ries RK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommendation to reserve the most potent reinforcers for unprompted responses during acquisition programming has little published empirical support for its purported benefits (e.g., rapid acquisition, decreased errors, and decreased prompt dependence). The purpose of the current investigation was to compare the d...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Karsten AM,Carr JE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some individuals with developmental disabilities engage in problem behavior to escape or avoid auditory stimuli. In this study, a 6-year-old boy with autism engaged in severe aggression in the presence of specific sounds. Following an assessment based on the procedures described by McCord, Iwata, Galensky, Ellingson, ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Dupuis DL,Lerman DC,Tsami L,Shireman ML

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A self-evaluation program was implemented with a kindergarten-aged boy in the home to increase compliance with parent instructions and decrease inappropriate verbal behavior. The self-evaluation package included the child's assessing the appropriateness of his behavior in 5-min intervals, receiving chips for positive ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： O'Brien TP,Riner LS,Budd KS

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional control of problem behavior is generally conceptualized as involving attention, escape, sensory reinforcement, and tangible factors. Our analytic tools have now reached a level of sophistication that makes possible consideration of several new, emerging themes in the area of functional analysis. First, ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Carr EG

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matching-to-sample procedures were used to assess picture representation skills of severely retarded, nonverbal adolescents. Identity matching within the classes of objects and life-size, full-color photos of the objects was first used to assess visual discrimination, a necessary condition for picture representation. ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Dixon LS

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covariation within behavior repertoires of problem children were examined. Two boys, referred for psychological help, were observed both at school and at home for about 3 yr. A coded observation system permitted scoring of 19 child-behavior categories and six social-environment categories. After a two-month baseline, ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Wahler RG

更新日期：1975-04-01 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：:When responses function to produce the same reinforcer, a response class exists. Researchers have examined response classes in applied settings; however, the challenges associated with conducting applied research on response class development have recently necessitated the development of an analogue response class mod...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Mendres AE,Borrero JC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR), a response-independent schedule for the delivery of reinforcement, has been found to be effective in reducing behavior when the reinforcer delivered is responsible for behavioral maintenance. In this study, dense and lean schedules of response-independent attention were compared to d...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hagopian LP,Fisher WW,Legacy SM

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We evaluated the effects of a response-effort intervention on the occurrence of self-injurious hand mouthing and a competing response (object manipulation) with 4 individuals who had profound developmental disabilities. During Phase 1, results of functional analyses showed that all participants engaged in hi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Zhou L,Goff GA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that physical inactivity is prevalent among young children. To combat this, one recommendation for caregivers is to become actively involved in their child's physical activities. However, this general recommendation does not specify how or when a parent should become involved. The purpose of the curr...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Zerger HM,Normand MP,Boga V,Patel RR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two adults with mental retardation demonstrated the recombination of within-syllable units (onsets and rimes) using a spoken-to-printed-word matching-to-sample (MTS) procedure. Further testing with 1 participant showed comprehension of the printed words. Printed-word naming was minimal before, but greater after, compr...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Saunders KJ,O'Donnell J,Vaidya M,Williams DC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated behavioral skills training (BST) and in situ training (IST) to teach a response to bullying (RtB) to four adults with intellectual disabilities who were victims of bullying. The RtB consisted of refraining from retaliating, stating disapproval, walking away, and telling a staff member. In situ ass...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Stannis RL,Crosland KA,Miltenberger R,Valbuena D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One- and two-way analysis-of-variance procedures are shown logically to be appropriate for testing hypotheses in successive treatment reversal designs for one-subject and N-subject experiments, respectively. The applicability of these designs is demonstrated through analyses of typical data. ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Gentile JR,Roden AH,Klein RD

更新日期：1972-07-01 00:00:00