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Peer reviewedLyon, Mark A. – School Psychology Review, 1984
A child with a diagnosis of mild mental retardation was treated for encopresis. Positive reinforcement procedures for continence and logical consequences for soiling were effective in accomplishing complete continence during the final phase of treatment. An ABCDA design with a decelerating rate of reinforcement was utilized to assess treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation
