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ERIC Number: EJ425768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
The Effects of Initial Interval Size on the Efficacy of DRO Schedules of Reinforcement.
Repp, Alan C.; And Others
Exceptional Children, v57 n5 p417-25 Mar-Apr 1991
This study examined effect of initial differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) intervals on disruptive behavior of nine students with moderate disabilities. Results indicate initial DRO value equal to the mean number of intervals between responses in baseline was much more effective than a value twice that size. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Moderate Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement, Reinforcement, Rewards, Token Economy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors