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Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.; Bourret, Jason C.; Sloman, Kimberly N.; Samaha, Andrew L.; Dallery, Jesse – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2010
This study evaluated how children who exhibited functionally equivalent problem and appropriate behavior allocate responding to experimentally arranged reinforcer rates. Relative reinforcer rates were arranged on concurrent variable-interval schedules and effects on relative response rates were interpreted using the generalized matching equation.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Children
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
Concerns about noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) are illustrated in a case study of a 13-year-old girl with severe mental retardation who was demonstrating severe aggression. Her NCR treatment produced an extinction burst and incidental reinforcement. A brief omission contingency was added to the reinforcement schedule, which resulted in decreased…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; Borrero, John C.; Lalli, Joseph S.; Daniel, Dency – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1999
This study evaluated self-control and impulsivity in two nine-year- old males with severe developmental disabilities and behavior disorders. Functional analyses suggested that aggression was reinforced by food access. A differential reinforcement procedure to reinforce appropriate mands was implemented. Although aggression occurred when it…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research