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Evaluating Functions of Praise for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Corina Jimenez-Gomez; Courtney Hannula; Ashley P. Liggett; Samuel Shvarts; Christopher A. Podlesnik – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2024
We assessed whether novel praise statements could be used to (a) maintain and increase responses with existing reinforcement histories and (b) teach a previously untaught response among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder across two experiments. During response-stimulus pairing, two responses resulted in preferred edibles but only one…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Responses, Stimuli
Grammatical Constructions in Typical Developing Children: Effects of Explicit Reinforcement, Automatic Reinforcement and Parity
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Ostvik, Leni; Eikeseth, Svein; Klintwall, Lars – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2012
This study replicated and extended Wright (2006) and Whitehurst, Ironsmith, and Goldfein (1974) by examining whether preschool aged children would increase their use of passive grammatical voice rather than using the more age-appropriate active grammatical construction when the former was modeled by an adult. Results showed that 5 of the 6…
Descriptors: Grammar, Verbal Stimuli, Positive Reinforcement, Verbs
The Utility of Assessing Musical Preference before Implementation of Noncontingent Music to Reduce Vocal Stereotypy
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Lanovaz, 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
The Effects of Varying Quality and Duration of Reinforcement on Mands to Work, Mands for Break, and Problem Behavior
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Peterson, Stephanie M.; Frieder, Jessica E.; Smith, Shilo L.; Quigley, Shawn P.; Van Norman, Renee K. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
Research on the effects of concurrent schedules of reinforcement during treatment of problem behavior has shown that response allocation can be biased in favor of adaptive responses by providing increased reinforcement for these responses. However, this research has focused on the effects of only two concurrently available response options. In…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Positive Reinforcement
The Role of Social Rewards in Children's Learning and Performance. Final Report.
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Indiana Univ., Bloomington. – 1971
The results of a group of studies, the objective of which was to clarify the conditions that account for the effectiveness of verbal approbation, are reported. Among the most significant findings were: (1) that the reinforcement properties of verbal approval are susceptible to distortion, misinterpretation or enhancement and must be applied in a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Discrimination Learning, Learning
Reduction of Stereotypies by Reinforcement of Toy Play
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Flavell, Judith E. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Stereotypies (repetitive movements of any part of the body) and toy play by three severely retarded males (from 8 to 14 years of age) were recorded in a setting featuring a wide array of toys. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Using Withdrawal of Positive Reinforcement to Alter Subtraction Performance
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Lovitt, Thomas C.; Smith, Deborah D. – Exceptional Children, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Modifying Attending-to-Work Behavior of a Learning Disabled Child
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Novy, Pamela; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research
Simple Behaviour Modification Techniques as Aids in Teaching Parents of Autistic Children Child-Rearing Principles
Bettison, S. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Children, Emotional Disturbances
Discrimination Learning of Retarded Children as a Function of Positive Reinforcement and Response Cost
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Harris, Lawrence M.; Tramontana, Joseph – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Children, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Multicomponent Procedure To Teach Conditional Discriminations to Children with Autism.
Perez-Gonzalez, Luis Antonio; Williams, Gladys – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Five children with autism and mental retardation learned to discriminate objects in response to spoken names or to match amounts to numbers with a combined blocking procedure. The procedure involved presenting the same spoken word until 10 consecutive correct responses occurred and keeping the left-right location of objects constant. (Contains…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
The Use of Electric Shock to Reduce Head-Banging in a Mentally Retarded Boy-A Case Study
Joachim, Ron; McPherson, Lynne – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children