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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Hagopian, Louis P.; Bailey, Jon S.; Dorsey, Michael F.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Lennox, David; Riordan, Mary M.; Spreat, Scott – Behavior Analyst, 2011
A task force authorized by the Executive Council of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) generated the statement below concerning the techniques called "restraint" and "seclusion." Members of the task force independently reviewed the scientific literature concerning restraint and seclusion and agreed unanimously to the…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Discipline, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.; Lalli, Joseph S.; Daniel, Dency – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
This study evaluated self-control and impulsivity in two nine-year- old males with severe developmental disabilities and behavior disorders. Functional analyses suggested that aggression was reinforced by food access. A differential reinforcement procedure to reinforce appropriate mands was implemented. Although aggression occurred when it…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
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Marcus, Bethany A.; Vollmer, Timothy R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1995
The effects on compliance of two types of differential negative reinforcement (DNR) were studied with a five-year-old girl with moderate mental retardation and a history of severe disruption. Escape from instructional trials was either contingent on a communicative behavior or compliance. Behaviors improved with both interventions, but compliance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Psychology)