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Analysis of Mand Selection across Different Stimulus Conditions
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Winborn-Kemmerer, Lisa; Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay; Boelter, Eric; Berg, Wendy; Lee, John – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
We conducted a three-phase study to evaluate the use of mands and the occurrence of problem behavior for 2 children with developmental disabilities. During Phase 1, a functional analysis identified the variables maintaining problem behavior. During Phase 2, functional communication training was implemented within a concurrent schedules design. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Topography, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Combining Descriptive and Experimental Analyses of Young Children with Behavior Problems in Preschool Settings.
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Harding, Jay; Wacker, David P.; Cooper, Linda J.; Asmus, Jennifer; Jensen-Kovalan, Paula; Grisolano, Lee Ann – Behavior Modification, 1999
Demonstrates the merits of preceding experimental analyses with descriptive analyses of functional variables with preschool children who engage in problematic behavior. A two-phase descriptive analysis was conducted in daycare settings with three children. Results show that when the descriptive data were plotted via functional variables, specific…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Environmental Influences, Preschool Children
Evaluation of Relations between Specific Antecedent Stimuli and Self-Injury During Functional Analysis Conditions
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Harding, Jay; Wacker, David P.; Berg, Wendy K.; Barretto, Anjali; Ringdahl, Joel – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2005
We evaluated the influence of child location on the occurrence of self-injurious behavior (SIB) during functional analyses conducted in home settings. An initial functional analysis conducted with 2 children who had developmental disabilities showed undifferentiated patterns of SIB. Analyses of behavior during free play suggested that the child's…
Descriptors: Play, Developmental Disabilities, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Modification
The Effects of Presession Exposure to Attention on the Results of Assessments of Attention as a Reinforcer.
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Berg, Wendy K.; Peck, Stephanie; Wacker, David P.; Harding, Jay; McComas, Jennifer; Richman, David; Brown, Kimberly – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2000
The effects of a presession exposure to attention on responding during subsequent assessment of attention as a reinforcer were evaluated across three behavioral assessments. In each experiment, the children responded differentially within the test condition according to the presence or absence of dense schedule of attention immediately prior to…
Descriptors: Attention, Audience Response, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification