Fading a concurrent activity during self-control training for children with autism.

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：:Recent research indicates that when analyzing graphically presented single-subject data, subjects trained in visual inference appear to attend to large changes between phases regardless of relative variation and do not differentiate among common intervention effect patterns. In this follow-up study, experts in applied...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Furlong MJ,Wampold BE

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have identified an unbalanced diet as a key risk factor in the etiology of many chronic diseases (World Health Organization, ). Although researchers have found that numerous factors influence children's food choices, no assessment exists to identify these factors. In Experiment 1, we established preliminar...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Zonneveld KLM,Neidert PL,Dozier CL,Gureghian DL,Bayles MW

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the current study was to examine the degree to which instruction based on stimulus equivalence procedures could be used to teach single-subject design methodology to graduate-level professionals through a Web-based course management system known as Blackboard (see http://www.blackboard.com). Specificall...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Walker BD,Rehfeldt RA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of derived rules on roulette betting. Twelve college students selected between red and black bets on a roulette wheel in a pretest, then participated in a relational training procedure that established functions of more than for the color bet least often and less than for the color bet more f...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Whiting SW,Dixon MR

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Various statistics have been proposed as standard methods for calculating and reporting interobserver agreement scores. The advantages and disadvantages of each have been discussed in this journal recently but without resolution. A formula is presented that combines separate measures of occurrence and nonoccurrence pe...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Harris FC,Lahey BB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the effects of a lag differential reinforcement contingency on 2 students' activity selections using reversal designs. Results showed that the lag contingency was responsible for promoting increased novel selections, engagement in diverse activities, and greater progress with respect to pro...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Cammilleri AP,Hanley GP

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrete-trial instruction (DTI) is a behavioral method of teaching young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that has received a significant amount of research support. Because of a lack of qualified trainers in many areas of the world, researchers have recently begun to investigate alternative methods of t...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Higbee TS,Aporta AP,Resende A,Nogueira M,Goyos C,Pollard JS

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：:The value of token reinforcement in the instatement and shaping of fluency was examined in an intensive treatment program for adult stutterers. Experiment 1 examined the effect of removing the tangible back-up reinforcers for the token system and found that clients' performance in the program was equally good with or ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Howie PM,Woods CL

更新日期：1982-04-01 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：:Correspondence between verbal and nonverbal behavior in an exercise room was taught to 4 13-year-old boys diagnosed with moderate mental retardation. Participants were asked prior to each exercise session which exercise machine(s) they intended to use. No contingencies on stating intentions (promising) were applied. F...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Wilson PG,Rusch FR,Lee S

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a prosthetic memory aid on the conversational content and social skills of dyads with dementia were evaluated. Six individuals with moderate to severe dementia served as either subject or partner in dyads during 5-min conversational probes conducted three times per week in day-care and nursing-home sett...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Bourgeois MS

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug versus placebo effects were contrasted with those of contingency management in the treatment of a hyperactive child. Several criterion behaviors were monitored in two different settings to gauge the breadth and generalizability of drug and behavior-management effects. Medication and contingency management effects...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Wulbert M,Dries R

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to examine the effects of training mands on the emergence of tacts with the same response forms. Results indicated that training adjective sets as mands resulted in the emergence of adjective sets as tacts under modified, but not standard, antecedent conditions. The findings suggested that the appare...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Egan CE,Barnes-Holmes D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a social skills training program for institutionalized mildly or moderately retarded adults was extended to include skills relevant to vocational settings. Target behaviors involving a verbal action or reaction within six skill areas were taught using a commercially available board game, Sorry, and a sp...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Foxx RM,McMorrow MJ,Mennemeier M

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of access modifications to home entrances of people with physical disabilities on their reported community outings. An interrupted time-series design was used, in which the introduction of ramps was staggered across the homes of 6 people with moderate to severe mobility impairments. Four partic...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： White GW,Paine-Andrews A,Mathews RM,Fawcett SB

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Different ways of modifying the aide-patient relationship to promote improvement in psychiatric patients were investigated. Psychiatric aides were given information about the behavior of assigned patients, cash awards based on the improvement of assigned patients, and different kinds of supervision by the psychology s...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Pomerleau OF,Bobrove PH,Smith RH

更新日期：1973-10-01 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：:Behavior analysts and educators often recommend using praise, particularly descriptive praise, despite mixed empirical findings to support this recommendation. We evaluated the effectiveness of praise as a reinforcer during a reinforcer assessment using known tasks with preschoolers in Experiment 1. Praise functioned ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Senn LP,Bayles MW,Bruzek JL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of smoking risk is first reviewed and a classification of procedures for assessing smoking behavior is presented. Areas requiring assessment include not only the traditionally measured smoking rate, but also the substance used and topography of consumption. Each of these areas may be assessed through a vari...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Frederiksen LW,Martin JE,Webster JS

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliability of observational data was measured simultaneously by two assessors under two experimental conditions. During overt assessment, observers were told that reliability would be measured by one of the two assessors, thus permitting computation of reliability with an identified and an unidentified assessor. Duri...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Romanczyk RG,Kent RN,Diament C,O'leary KD

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been little research on the effects of the many procedural variables in applied group contingencies. In the present study, an individualized contingency and three group contingencies with different "responder" criteria (e.g., reward based on the group average, reward based on the work of a designated, low-ac...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Speltz ML,Shimamura JW,McReynolds WT

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Language training procedures, which involved positive reinforcement for verbal imitation, were applied to increase the appropriate verbal behavior of an almost non-verbal, brain damaged, 5-yr-old boy. Two experiments assessed the effectiveness of timeout from positive reinforcement as a training procedure viewed as ha...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： McReynolds LV

更新日期：1969-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reduced the disruptive behaviors of students in two elementary physical education classes: a regular fourth-grade class comprised of 30 students and an alternative education class containing 14 fourth- and fifth-grade boys with severe behavior problems. Using a multiple baseline design, we introduced a modi...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： White AG,Bailey JS

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a modified paired-choice preference assessment and used a multielement design to examine the effects of noncontingent access to high- and low-preference music on vocal stereotypy exhibited by children with autism. For 3 of the 4 participants, high-preference music (a) produced lower levels of vocal stereo...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lanovaz MJ,Rapp JT,Ferguson S

更新日期：2012-01-01 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