Emerging themes in the functional analysis of problem behavior.

abstract：:Stereotypical behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement often does not result in harm but may be undesirable in some situations. In the current investigation, participants were 2 individuals who engaged in nonharmful stereotypical responses shown in an analogue functional analysis to be insensitive to social cont...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Anderson CM,Doughty SS,Doughty AH,Williams DC,Saunders KJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of a parent training program consisting of verbal instruction, modeling, and feedback on the affection and responsivity of 3 developmentally handicapped mothers towards their children. The results indicated the following: First, the training package increased maternal physical affection, prais...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Feldman MA,Case L,Rincover A,Towns F,Betel J

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated a discrete-trials, operant tracking and a descending-series procedure for the determination of hearing levels with profoundly retarded individuals. These individuals were previously diagnosed as untestable. Following stimulus-control training with errorless discrimination procedures, hea...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Woolcock JE,Alferink LA

更新日期：1982-07-01 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：:Three retarded adults who had minimal ability to tell time were trained to "time-manage." Each was given a card with clock face representations on which the hands of the clock were drawn, representing each trainee's assigned lunch and break times. Instruction was given before work to perform each of the required behav...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Sowers JA,Rusch FR,Connis RT,Cummings LE

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cox et al. (2017) successfully applied the multialternative version of the generalized matching law (GML) to pitch selection among a sample of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers. The purpose of the present study was to replicate and extend these findings by fitting the multialternative GML to pitch data among a samp...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Falligant JM,Cero I,Kranak MP,Kurtz PF

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This discussion article considers applied behavior analysis measurement, assessment, and treatment of sleep and sleep-related problems among infants, children, and youth who are typically developing and have neurodevelopmental disabilities. Measurement has concentrated on designing practitioner-implemented methods and...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Luiselli JK

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated variables that may influence the generalization of a replacement mand in 3 young children with severe language delays. A multiple baseline design consisting of one stimulus class of manding opportunities that we arbitrarily divided into three categories (i.e., food, toys, and events) was used for each ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Drasgow E,Halle JW,Ostrosky MM

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:Obtaining a job as a college graduate is partly dependent on interview performance. We used a multiple baseline design across skills to evaluate the effects of behavioral skills training with self-evaluation for five college students. Training effects were evaluated using simulated interviews as baseline and posttrain...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Stocco CS,Thompson RH,Hart JM,Soriano HL

更新日期：2017-07-01 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

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：: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：:Percentage agreement measures of interobserver agreement or "reliability" have traditionally been used to summarize observer agreement from studies using interval recording, time-sampling, and trial-scoring data collection procedures. Recent articles disagree on whether to continue using these percentage agreement mea...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Birkimer JC,Brown JH

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child watching an excessive amount of T.V. was provided a behavioral program featuring a token-actuated timer. Earned tokens were used to activate the T.V. for thirty-minute periods. The token-exchange system effectively reduced T.V. viewing and the reductions were maintained at two follow-up points. The principal c...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Jason LA

更新日期：1985-10-01 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 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：:Pouched rats were employed as mine-detection animals in a quality-control application where they searched for mines in areas previously processed by a mechanical tiller. The rats located 58 mines and fragments in this 28,050-m(2) area with a false indication rate of 0.4 responses per 100 m(2) . Humans with metal detec...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Edwards TL,Cox C,Weetjens B,Tewelde T,Poling A

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：: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：: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 a modified technique for teaching self-control and increasing the duration of waiting for access to a preferred item among 3 children with autism. Participants initially chose an immediate small reinforcer over a delayed large reinforcer and a delayed large reinforcer with a concurrent activity requiremen...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Gokey KM,Wilder DA,Welch T,Collier A,Mathisen D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity continues to increase in the United States (Gordon-Larsen, The, & Adair, 2010). Obesity can be attributed, in part, to overconsumption of energy-dense foods. Given that overeating plays a role in the development of obesity, interventions that teach individuals to identify and consume appropri...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hausman NL,Borrero JC,Fisher A,Kahng S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three experiments, we compared the effects of instructional arrangements that varied in: teacher versus peer mediators, methods used, levels of student academic responding generated, and content taught and tested. Instructional arrangements (i.e., tasks, structure, teacher position, teacher behavior) and students' ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Greenwood CR,Dinwiddie G,Terry B,Wade L,Stanley SO,Thibadeau S,Delquadri JC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional analyses that were conducted in two settings (playground and classroom) indicated that problem behavior was sensitive to adult attention on the playground and tangible items in the classroom. Attention- and tangible-based interventions were designed based on the results from each of the assessment environme...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lang R,O'Reilly M,Lancioni G,Rispoli M,Machalicek W,Chan JM,Langthorne P,Franco J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the effects of a high-probability (high-p) instruction sequence and a fixed-time (FT) schedule of reinforcement on the compliance of 2 typically developing children. A multielement experimental design with a reversal component was implemented according to a multiple baseline across participants arrangement...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Bullock C,Normand MP

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：:Elopement is a dangerous behavior because children who run away may encounter life-threatening situations (e.g., traffic). We conducted functional analyses of the elopement of 3 children who had been diagnosed with developmental disabilities. The results identified a maintaining reinforcer for the elopement of 1 child...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Piazza CC,Hanley GP,Bowman LG,Ruyter JM,Lindauer SE,Saiontz DM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of a 5-s constant time-delay procedure to teach three chained food preparation behaviors to four moderately retarded adolescent students was evaluated within a multiple probe design across behaviors. Results indicate that the procedure was effective in teaching all four students to make a sandwich, b...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Schuster JW,Gast DL,Wolery M,Guiltinan S

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00