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Reversal of a Severe Case of Self-Mutilation
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Muttar, A. K.; And Others – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1975
A particularly severe case of self-injurious behavior in a multiply (visually, mentally, and emotionally) handicapped 10-year-old girl was successfully treated by response contingent shock, combined with rewards. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Using Withdrawal of Positive Reinforcement to Alter Subtraction Performance
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Lovitt, Thomas C.; Smith, Deborah D. – Exceptional Children, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Analysis of a Failing Attempt at Behavior Modification
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Fine Marvin J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children
Generality and Side Effects of Overcorrection
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Epstein, Leonard H.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
The effects and side effects of overcorrection for self-stimulatory behaviors of two children, who had been diagnosed as schizophrenic in a specialized day care program were evaluated. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Emotional Disturbances
A Prelanguage Program Developed for One Low Functioning Congenitally Deaf-Blind Child.
Yarnell, Gary Dean – 1979
The paper provides an overview of a prelanguage program that was developed for a low functioning, 7 1/2-year-old congenitally deaf-blind child. It is explained that the program was based on principles and procedures as they related to operant behaviors, that reinforcement techniques were continually applied, and that a great deal of successive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Deaf Blind, Exceptional Child Research
The Eliminaion of the Self-Destructive Behavior of a Psychotic Child: A Case Study
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Saposnek, Donald T.; Watson, Luke S., Jr. – Behavior Therapy, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Children
Hazardous Voluntary Falling: A Treatment Approach
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Marks, Patricia; Ball, Thomas S. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Prior to treatment, a nonverbal, 8-year-old severly retarded child was confined in an enclosed crib 17 hours a day to prevent hazardous voluntary falling. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Teaching the Conditional Use of Communicative Requests to Two School-Age Children with Severe Developmental Disabilities.
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Reichle, Joe; Johnston, Susan S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1999
Two boys, ages 7 and 9, with severe developmental disabilities were taught to use requests conditionally (when desired items were proximally distant) to obtain desired snack items. Results suggest that the conditioned discriminations were established quickly and both learners generalized their conditional discriminations to other contexts.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Children, Developmental Disabilities
The Use of Electric Shock to Reduce Head-Banging in a Mentally Retarded Boy-A Case Study
Joachim, Ron; McPherson, Lynne – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children