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Direct linkLanovaz, Marc J.; Rapp, John T.; Ferguson, Stephanie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2012
We conducted a modified paired-choice preference assessment and used a multielement design to examine the effects of noncontingent access to high- and low-preference music on vocal stereotypy exhibited by children with autism. For 3 of the 4 participants, high-preference music (a) produced lower levels of vocal stereotypy than low-preference music…
Descriptors: Autism, Music, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Problems
Predicting Preference for Items during Periods of Extended Access Based on Early Response Allocation
Download full textRapp, John T.; Rojas, Nairim C.; Colby-Dirksen, Amanda M.; Swanson, Greg J.; Marvin, Kendra L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Top-ranked items were identified during 30-min free-operant preference assessments for 9 individuals. Data from each session were analyzed to identify the item (a) that was engaged with first in each session and (b) to which the most responding was allocated after 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, and 25 min had elapsed in each session. The results…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Children, Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Rapp, John T.; Swanson, Greg; Dornbusch, Kaitlin – Behavior Modification, 2007
Conditional rates of problem behavior for weeks that followed medication decreases and no medication changes were compared for 12 individuals who exhibited severe problem behavior (e.g., self-injury, aggression). The results indicate that conditional rates of problem behavior were higher following medication decreases than following no changes in…
Descriptors: Sleep, Behavior Problems, Drug Therapy, Comparative Analysis
