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Peer reviewedKoegel, Robert L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1974
Appropriate play with toys was studied in two autistic children (8 and 6-years-old) with high occurrences of self-stimulatory behavior. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances
PDF pending restorationBrinker, Richard P.; Lewis, Michael – 1981
Patterns of learning by five infants with Down's syndrome (3.5 to 12.5 months old) were studied. The children were visited at home 2 to 3 times per week for periods ranging from 1 to 8 months. Two of the children were reinforced for pulling a string attached around their wrist. Consequences included tape recordings of music or their mother's…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Down Syndrome, Exceptional Child Research, Infants
Peer reviewedKravetz, Shlomo P.; Thomas, Kenneth R. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1974
This article presents a detailed counseling strategy based on the principles of verbal operant conditioning. It argues that such a strategy should be effective for working with vocational rehabilitation clients whose main complaint is that they are unable to make vocational decisions. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Conditioning, Counseling Theories, Decision Making
Peer reviewedYen, Sherman – Mental Retardation, 1974
The developmental pattern of present behavior modification programs for the adult mentally retarded is evaluated. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Christ, Susann – 1974
This paper reviews several issues regarding one- versus two-factor theories of learning. First, the traditional distinctions between classical and operant conditioning are presented. This includes both theoretical and experimental contrasts. Second, empirical evidence in support for a one-factor theory is examined. Numerous research studies…
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Cognitive Processes, Conditioning, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Repp, Alan C. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Cook, Jennifer – Special Education: Forward Trends, 1975
Described is a 10-week inservice training course in behavior modification for 10 special educators. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedShprintzen, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cleft Palate, Exceptional Child Research, Learning
Willoughby, Robert H. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Based upon the author's doctoral dissertation (University of Minnesota, 1967).
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Discipline, Learning Processes, Operant Conditioning
Meyer, William J.; Orgel, Arthur – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Study supported by grant HD-00879 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and presented in part at the Society for Research and Child Development meeting, 1966.
Descriptors: Conditioning, Grade 4, Grade 6, Mediation Theory
Solomon, Daniel; Yaeger, Judy – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Content Analysis, Evaluation
Mantz, Genelle K. – J Sch Health, 1969
Descriptors: Conditioning, Kindergarten Children, Operant Conditioning, Responses
Download full textSolomon, Daniel; Yaeger, Judy – 1968
Some 96 fourth-grade boys participated in a study investigating the influence of personality and stimulus characteristics on perceptions of the meanings of verbal evaluations, and the functioning of differentially perceived evaluations as reinforcers in a learning task. Personality variables measured were anxiety, locus of control, need for…
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Evaluation, Grade 4
Collette-Harris, Martha; Minke, Karl A. – 1975
Two groups of six children (aged 9 and 10 years) were given either traditional remedial reading treatment or behavioral therapy consisting of the Staats motivated Action Reading Technique. The method involved positive reinforcement for correct responses during three phases of instruction: individual word phase, oral reading phase, and silent…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dyslexia, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
Lee, Gerald R. – 1968
This study was designed to answer two major questions: (1) whether or not operant conditioning procedures supplemented by treatments drawn from other areas of experimental psychology could produce changes in counselor interviewing behavior, and (2) how much change resulted from response specific reinforcement and how much from other factors. Three…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Counseling, Counselor Training, Experimental Psychology
