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Spieler, Claire; Miltenberger, Raymond – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2017
This study evaluated the effectiveness of awareness training for the reduction of three nervous habits that manifest during public speaking: filled pauses, tongue clicks, and inappropriate use of the word "like." Four university students delivered short speeches during baseline and assessment sessions. Awareness training resulted in…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Consciousness Raising, Behavior Modification, Anxiety
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Winsler, Adam; Manfra, Louis; Diaz, Rafael M. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
Preschool and kindergarten teachers must make decisions everyday about how much to allow their children to talk out loud to themselves during various classroom activities. The present study examines the effects of children's private speech use on task performance for a group of behaviorally at-risk children and a group of control children during a…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Meany-Daboul, Maeve G.; Roscoe, Eileen M.; Bourret, Jason C.; Ahearn, William H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
In the current study, momentary time sampling (MTS) and partial-interval recording (PIR) were compared to continuous-duration recording of stereotypy and to the frequency of self-injury during a treatment analysis to determine whether the recording method affected data interpretation. Five previously conducted treatment analysis data sets were…
Descriptors: Sampling, Intervals, Research Methodology, Data Interpretation