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Combining Reward and Escape DRO to Reduce the Problem Behavior of Students with Severe Disabilities.
Kennedy, Craig H.; Haring, Thomas G. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1993
This study compared types of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO), namely, reward DRO (reward for omission of problem behavior), escape DRO (termination of instruction contingent on omission of problem behavior), and combined DRO. The combined DRO approach was most effective in reducing behavior problems of three adolescents with…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Instructional Effectiveness, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedKennedy, Craig H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
Antecedent conditions involving instructor's task demands and social comments were evaluated for three students with severe disabilities who exhibited problem behavior. An instructor emitted high rates of social comments and gradually faded in task demands. Social validity assessments indicated that substantial improvements were perceived in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication
Peer reviewedKennedy, Craig H.; Souza, Geri – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
Four studies analyzed eye poking behavior of a youth with profound disabilities. Results demonstrated substantive reductions in the frequency of eye poking when goggles were worn and when a video game was provided as a competing source of visual stimulation and as a reinforcer. Music was less effective in reducing eye poking. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
