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Sensory Extinction : Its Effects on Target Sterotyped Behaviors in Adjacent Non-Programmed Situations
(Drake University, 1981-06)
The problem. Recent studies have demonstrated that
sensory extinction procedures can be effective in decreasing behavioral stereotypies. When a sensory extinction procedure is not continually maintained, the potential ...
Female Offenders : A Study of the Characteristics of Self-Esteem, Dependency, and Psychological Androgyny and How These Characteristics Differ in Three Correctional Settings
(Drake University, 1983-05)
The Problem. The intent of this study was to analyze three specific assumptions about female offenders that appear to be commonly held by professionals in corrections, that they: have low self-esteem, high dependency, and ...
The Relative Efficacy of Comparatively Weak and Strong Reinforcement Contingencies During Self-Evaluation
(Drake University, 1981-04)
The problem. To assess the effectiveness of comparat1vely weak and strong reinforcement contingencies during self-evaluation training in producing maintenance of room cleaning behavior of youth in a shelter environment was ...
Individual Feedback and Observing the Feedback of Others as a Behavior Modification Skill Training Technique
(Drake University, 1981-02)
The problem. Research in training paraprofessional
staff to perform behavior modification skills has shown practical training procedures to be most effective. Practical training usually consists of variations of modeling ...
The Effect of Teacher Prompting and Contingent Attention on the Social Interactions of Kindergarten Children
(Drake University, 1980-09)
The problem. Desegregation of public school systems has usually been accomplished by changing the ratio of minority to majority students in each building to an acceptable level. This reliance on numerical criteria as a ...
The Acquisition of Mand and Tact Responses
(Drake University, 1982-09)
The present study was designed to assess the
acquisition of mand and tact responses as a result of mand or tact training. Three subjects were tauqht vocal responses corresponding to objects as requests (mands)or as labels ...
Patterning of Behavior in a Concurrent Variable-Interval Schedule as a Function of the Changeover Delay
(Drake University, 1980-11)
The problem. The present study was conducted to determine the temporal placement of licking in a concurrent schedule of reinforcement and to see how various changeover delays affect the temporal placement of licking.
Procedure. ...
Concurrent Schedule Performance with Young Infants
(Drake University, 1980-10)
The problem: In operant research on infant conditioning, extinction sessions often are conducted in demonstrating schedule control over the response. However, extinction sessions are often accompanied by disruptive behaviors ...
The Use of Self-Recording as a Staff Management Technique
(Drake University, 1979-12)
The Problem. While a variety of management techniques have been uti1ized to modify staff behavior, there remains to be found an effective
cost and time efficient procedure to modify staff behavior on a long term ...
Community Organization for Litter Control
(Drake University, 1980-11)
The problem. Many procedures have been used by
federal, state and local agencies to control the littering problem. However, few of these procedures have been adequately evaluated. The present study is an evaluation of one ...