Overcoming an autistic child's failure to acquire a tact repertoire.

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：:We reanalyzed published studies that reported functional analyses conducted in the presence and absence of medication. In Analysis 1, we assessed the overall effect of psychotropic medication on problem behavior. Medication had a reductive effect in 29 of the 37 sets of functional analyses reviewed. The magnitude of t...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Cox AD,Virues-Ortega J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some readers will view the article by Lerman and Vorndran as controversial. It is a review of existing basic and applied research on punishment and a call for additional research on punishment. The thesis of my commentary is that the paper should not be viewed as controversial. Punishment happens. To ignore a natural ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Vollmer TR

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Originating in the mid-1960s, functional analysis (FA) has become the gold standard method for understanding the environmental variables that come to shape and maintain problematic behaviors such as aggression, self-injury, and property destruction. Over the decades, a number of studies have refined FA methods, attemp...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Saini V,Fisher WW,Retzlaff BJ,Keevy M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the efficacy of pictorial self-management to teach daily living skills to 3 low-functioning children with autism. Stimulus and response generalization, stimulus control of self-management materials, and maintenance of behavior change were also assessed. Results showed that children with autism could su...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Pierce KL,Schreibman L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined self- and cross-citations in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) and the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB) from 2004 through 2018. Mean annual levels of self-citations for JABA and JEAB were 40.1% and 28.7%, respectively. Overall, 5.1% of JABA citations were JEAB articles,...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Mahoney A,Li A,Curiel H,Plattner C,Poling A

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Although decades of research on functional analysis methodology have identified common contingencies that maintain problem behavior and effective interventions, relatively little research has been conducted on strategies to prevent the initial development of problem behavior. We conducted a 2-part case study, the purp...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Fahmie TA,Iwata BA,Mead SC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We systematically manipulated two prior classroom conditions to explore their effects on performance under analogue assessments for a 7-year-old girl with severe intellectual disabilities who exhibited aggressive behavior. Results demonstrated consistently higher levels of aggression during demand analogue conditions ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： O'Reilly MF,Carey Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study extends the literature on teaching mands for information by assessing whether mands generalize across different establishing operations (EOs). Three children with autism were taught to perform multiple behavior chains, 3 of which included a common response (e.g., "Where is the spoon?") used for diffe...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Lechago SA,Carr JE,Grow LL,Love JR,Almason SM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evaluations of behavioral staff management procedures usually have been limited to relatively small-scale demonstration studies. We evaluated a large-scale, long-term application of a staff management program designed to improve the functional utility of educational services for severely handicapped perso...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Parsons MB,Schepis MM,Reid DH,McCarn JE,Green CW

更新日期：1987-07-01 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：:Impulsivity and self-control involve a choice between a smaller, more immediate reinforcer and a larger, more delayed reinforcer. Impulsive behavior occurs when responding produces the more immediate, relatively smaller reinforcers at the expense of delayed larger reinforcers. Self-control occurs when responding produ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Vollmer TR,Borrero JC,Lalli JS,Daniel D

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Using a multitreatment withdrawal design, this study evaluated the differential effects of publicly posted plus verbal feedback, goal setting plus verbal feedback, and publicly posted feedback, verbal feedback, and goal setting together on the performance of 3 collegiate football players in practice scrimmages. Also a...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Smith SL,Ward P

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a commonly used component of brief time-out, in which release from time-out is delayed contingent on the occurrence of disruption. Data were collected for one normal and two mentally retarded children on time-out-producing behaviors (aggression and disruption) as well as delay-producing behaviors during t...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Mace FC,Page TJ,Ivancic MT,O'Brien S

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of equivalence-based instruction (EBI) on learning to play individual notes and simple songs on the piano. Participants were 4 typically developing children and 4 children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They were exposed to a series of a...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Hill KE,Griffith KR,Miguel CF

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Differentially higher rates of aggression in treatment sessions occurred in the presence of two staff members who had previously worked with the participant at another facility. Adding an edible reinforcer for compliance and the absence of aggression in sessions conducted by these two staff members decreased aggressio...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Progar PR,North ST,Bruce SS,DiNovi BJ,Nau PA,Eberman EM,Bailey JR Jr,Nussbaum CN

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：: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：:Identification of reinforcers for individuals with developmental disabilities is often based on the outcome of preference assessments in which participants make selections from among a variety of items. We determined the extent to which individuals might show a general preference for food items over leisure items duri...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： DeLeon IG,Iwata BA,Roscoe EM

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：:Scheithauer et al. (2020) recently demonstrated that differences in the source of baseline data extracted from a functional analysis (FA) may not affect subsequent clinical decision-making in comparison to a standard baseline. These outcomes warrant additional quantitative examination, as correspondence of visual anal...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Falligant JM,McNulty MK,Kranak MP,Hausman NL,Rooker GW

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:This study compared the relative efficacy of providing simultaneous or delayed reinforcement on food acceptance during meals. The participant was a 7 year-old boy with pervasive developmental disorder and a history of food selectivity. Results indicated that both procedures were effective in increasing acceptance; how...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Kern L,Marder TJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:Using audiotaped descriptions of sexual experiences and a direct measure of penile erection, it is possible to specify more precisely erotic cues in sexual deviates. Results indicated that such cues are highly idiosyncratic. Some tentative conclusions and suggested application for the method are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of applied behavior analysis

authors： Abel GG,Blanchard EB,Barlow DH,Mavissakalian M

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00