ERIC Number: EJ994521
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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Teaching Self-Control with Qualitatively Different Reinforcers
Passage, Michael; Tincani, Matt; Hantula, Donald A.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v45 n4 p853-857 Win 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of using qualitatively different reinforcers to teach self-control to an adolescent boy who had been diagnosed with an intellectual disability. First, he was instructed to engage in an activity without programmed reinforcement. Next, he was instructed to engage in the activity under a two-choice fixed-duration schedule of reinforcement. Finally, he was exposed to self-control training, during which the delay to a more preferred reinforcer was initially short and then increased incrementally relative to the delay to a less preferred reinforcer. Self-control training effectively increased time on task to earn the delayed reinforcer. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Time on Task, Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Mental Retardation, Self Control, Child Behavior, Cognitive Restructuring, Daily Living Skills, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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