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Differential Reinforcement to Reduce Disruptive Behaviors in a Blind Boy with a Learning Disability.
Peer reviewedHeitzman, A. J.; Alimena, M. J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
Differential reinforcement of low rates of responding was used to reduce the disruptive behaviors of a blind 12-year-old boy with a learning disability. The subject earned reinforcers by not exceeding the established criterion of disruptive behaviors. An overall 88 percent reduction in target behaviors was observed across a 26-day period.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Blindness, Intermediate Grades
