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Investigating Factors Related to the Effects of Time-Out on Stuttering in Adults
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Franklin, Diane E.; Taylor, Catherine L.; Hennessey, Neville W.; Beilby, Janet M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: Response-contingent time-out has been shown to be an effective technique for enhancing fluency in people who stutter. However, the factors that determine individual responsiveness to time-out are not well understood. Aims: The study investigated the effectiveness of using response-contingent time-out to reduce stuttering frequency in…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Operant Conditioning, Timeout, Severity (of Disability)
Quantitative Assessments of Sensitivity to Reinforcement Contingencies in Mental Retardation.
Dube, William V.; McIlvane, William J. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Sensitivity to reinforcement contingencies was examined in six individuals with mental retardation using a concurrent operants procedure in the context of a computer game. Results included individual differences in sensitivity and differential sensitivity to rate and magnitude variation. Results suggest that comprehensive assessments of potential…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Contingency Management, Evaluation Methods
Correspondence Training: An Example of Rule-Governed Behavior?
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Deacon, Joseph R.; Konarski, Edward A., Jr. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1987
Results of a study comparing the outcome of a reinforcement (do only) procedure with correspondence (say/do) training indicated no apparent differences in generalization between two groups of mentally retarded adults (N=12). Rule-governed behavior, rather than verbal regulation of behavior, may best account for behavior changes seen in…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Generalization
Reducing Inappropriate Verbalizations of a Retarded Adult.
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Dwinell, Mary A.; Connis, Richard T. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
Social feedback was investigated as a treatment strategy for reducing inappropriate verbalizations by a retarded adult in a vocational-training program. Treatment procedures were introduced as a combination of three components: praise for not verbalizing inappropriately, reprimands, and instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research
Contingency Contracting and Operant Behavior Change: An Exercise in Applied Behavior Analysis.
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Mann, Ronald A. – 1974
Until recently, the use of contingency contracting has been largely an issue of theory and discussion with little experimental research evidence gathered to support efficacy. Two major reasons for this problem are suggested and discussed: (1) the concept of contingency contracting has not been adequately defined nor its minimal requirements…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
Rapid Token Training of an Institution Ward Using Modeling
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Mansdorf, Irwin J. – Mental Retardation, 1977
A method of rapid token training was undertaken in which 20 moderately retarded institutionalized adults observed a model perform a specific behavior for which a token was awarded and exchanged for a back-up reinforcer. (CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation
The Elimination of Self-Induced Vomiting in a Severely Retarded Visually Impaired Female.
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1979
Self-induced vomiting in a severely retarded visually impaired adult was reduced by consistent application of restitutional overcorrective strategy. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Mental Retardation
The Use of Operant Techniques in Teaching Severely Retarded Clients Work Habits
And Others; Katz, Shlomo – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Job Simplification