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Direct linkLuczynski, Kevin C.; Hanley, Gregory P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2013
We evaluated the effects of the preschool life skills program (PLS; Hanley, Heal, Tiger, & Ingvarsson, 2007) on the acquisition and maintenance of functional communication and self-control skills, as well as its effect on problem behavior, of small groups of preschoolers at risk for school failure. Six children were taught to request teacher…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Prevention, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
Download full textHimle, Michael B.; Woods, Douglas W.; Bunaciu, Liviu – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
The current study evaluated the effects of tokens delivered on differential reinforcement of zero-rate behavior (DRO) schedules or noncontingently on tic suppression in 4 children with tics. Tic frequency was lower in 3 of 4 children when tokens were delivered contingent on the absence of tics than when tokens were delivered noncontingently.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Contingency Management, Incidence
Zaghlawan, Hasan Y.; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Al-Khateeb, Jamal M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The present study investigated the efficacy of using response cost paired with Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) to manage the inattentive behavior of 30 students attending third and fourth grade in Jordan. A pretest-posttest control group design was employed to evaluate the efficacy of response cost and DRI. Results showed…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Attention Deficit Disorders, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPearce, John W.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Evaluated the effectiveness of spouse training for long-term weight loss. Overweight women (N=68) were assigned to one of five groups. The cooperative spouse group lost significantly more weight. That group and the nonparticipating spouse conditions maintained their weight losses at the final follow-up. The wives-alone group regained some weight.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Experimental Groups
Ryan, T. A. – 1968
A planned vocational guidance program incorporating instructional and counseling components in a community college setting was evaluated. The primary purpose of the program was to improve occupational choice-making of post-high school youth. Three hundred community college students whose verbal and quantitative scores on college entrance…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
