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Peer reviewedDe Luca, Rayleen V.; Holborn, Stephen W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
The effects of a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement on pedaling a stationary exercise bicycle were examined with 3 obese and 3 nonobese 11-year-old boys over a 12-week period. The intervention resulted in systematic increases in rate of exercise for all subjects. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research, Bicycling, Exercise
Peer reviewedGrace, Nancy C.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1994
This study, with an 11-year-old male with severe mental retardation, investigated the effectiveness of selectively implementing punishment for only the most severe topographies of aggression and property destruction, whereas less extreme behaviors were ignored. Results indicated that severe behaviors were reduced to near-zero levels only when both…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Peer reviewedHughes, Rodney C.; Wilson, Peter H. – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1988
Uses a control group study to compare the effectiveness of contingency management training and communication skills training for training parents to manage children with conduct disorders. Concludes that more subjects in the contingency management group met a criterion of clinical success than in either the communication skills or the control…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
