Language preference and reinforcing efficacy of praise in bilingual children with disabilities.

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：: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

abstract：:Competing stimulus assessments (CSAs) are designed to identify stimuli that, when made freely available, reduce problem behavior. Although CSAs have demonstrated utility, identifying competing stimuli can be difficult for some individuals. The current study describes outcomes from an augmented CSA (A-CSA) for 6 consec...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hagopian LP,Frank-Crawford MA,Javed N,Fisher AB,Dillon CM,Zarcone JR,Rooker GW

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:We examined the effectiveness of functional communication training (FCT) in reducing self-injurious behavior (SIB) and in shaping an alternative (communicative) response while SIB continued to be reinforced. Following a functional analysis of 3 individuals' SIB, we attempted to teach an alternative response consisting...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Shirley MJ,Iwata BA,Kahng SW,Mazaleski JL,Lerman DC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, researchers have replicated and extended research on the preschool life skills (PLS) program developed by Hanley, Heal, Tiger, and Ingvarsson (2007). This review summarizes recent research with respect to maximizing skill acquisition, improving generality, evaluating feasibility and acceptability...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fahmie TA,Luczynski KC

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Three retarded boys served as subjects in a 13-phase experiment. In eight of these phases, the instructions administered by the experimenter before demonstrating a behavior and the consequences for imitative behavior were incongruent (the consequences were not those indicated by the instructions). Consequences rather ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Martin JA

更新日期：1972-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the efficacy of a personalized system of instruction to teach checking account skills to persons with mild disabilities. Using a self-paced manual, 8 participants in two groups were taught to write checks, complete deposit slips, and reconcile monthly bank statements. Four participants were assess...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Zencius AH,Davis PK,Cuvo AJ

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fixed momentary schedules of differential reinforcement of other behavior (FM DRO) generally have been ineffective as treatment for problem behavior. Because most early research on FM DRO included presentation of a signal at the end of the DRO interval, it is unclear whether the limited effects of FM DRO were due to (...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hammond JL,Iwata BA,Fritz JN,Dempsey CM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A choice assessment has been found to be a more accurate method of identifying preferences than is single-item presentation. However, it is not clear whether the effectiveness of reinforcement varies positively with the degree of preference (i.e., whether the relative preference based on the results of a choice assess...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Piazza CC,Fisher WW,Hagopian LP,Bowman LG,Toole L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:THIS ARTICLE REPORTS ON THE PRIMARY STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARENT ADVICE FOR POPULAR DISSEMINATION: (a) developing advice for one specific problem situation, family shopping trips; (b) testing the advice program for benefit to children and convenience to adults; and (c) packaging the advice so it can be used succ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Clark HB,Greene BF,Macrae JW,McNees MP,Davis JL,Risley TR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential reinforcement is a common treatment for escape-maintained problem behavior in which compliance is reinforced on a fixed-ratio (FR) 1 schedule with brief access to positive and/or negative reinforcement. Recent research suggests some individuals prefer to complete longer work requirements culminating in pr...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fulton CJ,Tiger JH,Meitzen HM,Effertz HM

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Subjects were asked to read a passage orally and then to answer questions about the passage. When praise and pennies were given for correct answers, the percentage of correct answers increased in two sixth-grade subjects whose reading for comprehension was tested to be 2 yr below grade level. The behavior of these sub...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lahey BB,McNees MP,Brown CC

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined mentally retarded individuals' use of picture cues and self-monitoring to initiate a series of tasks of varying type and order. Four severely to moderately retarded high school students participating in a vocational training program were trained to use a picture-cue system. The system consisted of photogra...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Sowers J,Verdi M,Bourbeau P,Sheehan M

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of a self-instructional and feedback package on participants' implementation of a paired-stimulus preference assessment. Specifically, in Experiment 1, we used a multiple baseline design across participants to replicate and extend the results of Graff and Karsten (2012) by evaluating the effect...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Shapiro M,Kazemi E,Pogosjana M,Rios D,Mendoza M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The matching law was used to analyze whether the proportion of shots taken from two- or three-point range would match the proportional reinforcement rates produced by those shots when the reinforcement rate of three-point shooting was changed. Rule changes in 1994 and 1997 altered the distance of the three-point line ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Romanowich P,Bourret J,Vollmer TR

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:We evaluated the efficacy of an instructional procedure to teach young children with autism to evacuate settings and notify an adult during a fire alarm. A multiple baseline design across children showed that an intervention that included modeling, rehearsal, and praise was effective in teaching fire safety skills. Sa...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Garcia D,Dukes C,Brady MP,Scott J,Wilson CL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated a contingency management (CM) program in a drug court. Gift certificates for compliance were delivered at 4- to 6-week intervals (total value = $390.00). Participants in one condition earned gift certificates that escalated by $5.00 increments. Participants in a second condition began earning high...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Marlowe DB,Festinger DS,Dugosh KL,Arabia PL,Kirby KC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two young boys with autism who used the picture exchange communication system were taught to solve problems (improvise) by using descriptors (functions, colors, and shapes) to request desired items for which specific pictures were unavailable. The results of a multiple baseline across descriptors showed that training ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Marckel JM,Neef NA,Ferreri SJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many opportunities in a family's daily routine to enrich the interactions among its members. One such opportunity arises at family restaurants. Surveys of restaurant personnel and customers suggested the possibility of enriching family interactions by redesigning indigenous materials such as table placemats....

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Green RB,Hardison WL,Greene BF

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two studies were conducted to analyze behaviors of staff and patients on a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). In the first study, behavioral observation procedures were employed to assess patient state, physical position, affect, verbal behaviors, visual attention and activity engagement, and staff verbal behavior....

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Cataldo MF,Bessman CA,Parker LH,Pearson JE,Rogers MC

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of previous research have shown that individuals with intellectual disabilities usually prefer edible items over leisure items. Other research has shown that sensory (leisure) items facilitate response acquisition and maintenance better than edible items do for individuals with autism. The current studies exam...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fahmie TA,Iwata BA,Jann KE

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Individuals may prefer contexts with the option to choose between 2 reinforcing stimuli or between 2 tasks relative to contexts in which others select the same events. We evaluated children's preferences for conditions characterized by (a) the opportunity to choose between tasks and (b) the opportunity to choose betwe...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fenerty KA,Tiger JH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ABAB design was used to assess the effects of a tactile prompting device (i.e., a vibrating pager) as a prompt for the social initiations of 3 children with autism during free-play activities with typically developing peers. Results indicated that the tactile prompt was effective in increasing verbal initiations fo...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Shabani DB,Katz RC,Wilder DA,Beauchamp K,Taylor CR,Fischer KJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an instructional package on public-speaking behaviors was analyzed in two experiments. The instructional package was designed to teach public-speaking trainees to look at the audience, make gestures, and perform a number of speaking behaviors. The results of Experiment I, with a university student servin...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fawcett SB,Miller LK

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential reinforcement of compliance with teacher invitations to complete a specific academic task was applied to three extremely negativistic children in a special preschool class. For each child, this technique resulted in clear and useful increases in compliance as it was applied. In addition, the technique pro...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Baer AM,Rowbury T,Baer DM

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00