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Direct linkMarissa E. Kamlowsky; Claudia L. Dozier; Stacha C. Leslie; Ky C. Kanaman; Sara C. Diaz de Villegas – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2025
We replicated and extended Kanaman et al. (2022) by comparing outcomes of solitary (leisure items only), social (leisure items with social interaction), and combined (leisure items alone and leisure items with social interaction) stimulus preference assessments to determine the extent to which the inclusion of social interaction influenced the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Efficacy, Leisure Time
Bergstrom, Ryan; Najdowski, Adel C.; Tarbox, Jonathan – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
We evaluated the effects of behavioral skills training in the home for teaching children with autism to abstain from going with strangers and immediately inform a familiar adult of the stranger's attempt to lure them in the natural environment. All participants learned to respond correctly to lures in the home and demonstrated concomitant…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Children, Autism
Download full textWard-Horner, John; Sturmey, Peter – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
A component analysis is a systematic assessment of 2 or more independent variables or components that comprise a treatment package. Component analyses are important for the analysis of behavior; however, previous research provides only cursory descriptions of the topic. Therefore, in this review the definition of "component analysis" is discussed,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Behavioral Science Research, Evaluation, Behavior Modification
Luczynski, Kevin C.; Hanley, Gregory P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
Discovering whether children prefer reinforcement via a contingency or independent of their behavior is important considering the ubiquity of these programmed schedules of reinforcement. The current study evaluated the efficacy of and preference for social interaction within differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction, Social Reinforcement, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedGreen, Glenn R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
Two male stroke victims (ages 63 and 67) whose verbal disorders impaired social interactions and suggested the need for nursing home placement were treated by teaching spouses to reinforce positive and ignore undesired verbal responses. Problem behaviors were reduced sufficiently to permit continued home care, and alternative positive behaviors…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Gerontology, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedPraderas, Kim; MacDonald, Marian L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
In an effort to reduce social isolation, procedures which included modeling, behavioral rehearsal, feedback, and reinforcement were used to train four elderly nursing home residents in four conversational areas: expressing common courtesies; making positive self-disclosures; asking questions; and making interjections and acknowledgments. Results…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Disabilities, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons
