Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 7 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 35 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 108 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 308 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
| Vermont | 9 |
| California | 5 |
| China | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| United Kingdom (Wales) | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Elementary and Secondary… | 6 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 2 |
| Individuals with Disabilities… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedVaccaro, Frank J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988
Used modified differential reinforcement of other behavior schedule with exclusionary time-out procedure to treat 69-year-old aggressive male patient. Results showed clear demonstration of behavioral control and clinically significant treatment effects during experimental periods. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults
Peer reviewedGuevremont, David C.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
A correspondence training procedure was used to develop consistency between children's verbalizations and subsequent behavior across increasingly remote settings and time. Generalization was obtained in the absence of any salient externally imposed contingencies after Ss had reliably come under control of verbalizations about preschool behaviors.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Generalization, Preschool Education, Self Control
Peer reviewedPoulson, Claire L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1984
Aims to clarify the distinction between elicitation and reinforcement discussed in Bloom (1984); to make explicit theoretical and methodological assumptions about the experimental analysis of infant behavior as shown in components of Poulson (1983); and to clarify differences in interpretation of other infant vocal conditioning research.…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Learning Theories, Operant Conditioning, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedSabatino, David A.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1976
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Primary Education
Peer reviewedHimelstein, Howard C.; Greenberg, Gary – Journal of Psychology, 1974
Reports a study designed to determine the effect on comprehension of a significant reading rate increase gained through operant conditioning techniques. (TO)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Operant Conditioning, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedSmith, Anna B. – Elementary School Journal, 1973
Compares the humanistic and behavior modification approaches to education; shows that behavior modification techniques and the philosophy of humanistic education are compatible. (ST)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Discipline, Educational Theories, Elementary School Students
Carrison, Muriel Paskin – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Examines three troublesome questions concerning the effects of behavior modification: (1) what other conditionings may occur besides the simple one desired, (2) what type of personality modification is taking place along with behavior modification, and (3) what type of society will result when it consists of individuals trained in this manner?…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedRemington, R. E.; Strongman, D. T. – British Journal of Psychology, 1972
Study was designed to investigate the effects of signalled non-contingent reward on the operant behaviour of human subjects. (Authors)
Descriptors: Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Psychological Studies
Hickson, Mary; Santin, Sylvia – Special Education in Canada, 1972
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedKatz, Lilian G. – Young Children, 1972
Author discusses the application of behavior modification techniques to certain disruptive behaviors. (MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Objectives, Emotional Problems
Peer reviewedPortes, Alejandro – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a sociopsychological standpoint, some of the elements which account for the success of behavior therapy and to comment on the meaning of its emergence in modern society. Behavior therapy is seen as an indicator and consequence of major cultural trends. (Author/CG)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences
Kennedy, John J.; And Others – J Soc Psychol, 1970
The purpose of this investigation was to explore the effects of three E (Experimenter as an independent variable) variables in a standard verbal conditioning situation. These variables were the experimenter's sex, philosophy of human nature, and expectation of the outcome of the experiment. (SE)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Individual Characteristics, Interaction Process Analysis, Researchers
Peer reviewedMaleski, Eugene F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Desensitization
Peer reviewedNamenek, Andre A.; Schuldt, W. John – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1971
Subjects were given a set emphasizing the importance of facilitative conditions or one in which no specific mention was made of the conditions. Although learning was not clearly demonstrated, the results indicated that the experimenters high in facilitative conditions elicited a greater percentage of the response class than did experimenters low…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Empathy, Responses
Craig, Helen B. – Amer Ann Deaf, 1970
Descriptors: Attention Control, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Operant Conditioning
