Use of a Home-Based Dependent Group Contingency System in Controlling Destructive Behavior: A Case Study.

Gresham, Frank M.

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ERIC Number: EJ286166

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1983

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Use of a Home-Based Dependent Group Contingency System in Controlling Destructive Behavior: A Case Study.

Gresham, Frank M.

School Psychology Review, v12 n2 p195-99 Spr 1983

This study, an approach to controlling "acting-out" behaviors of handicapped children in elementary schools, describes the use of a home-based dependent group contingency to eliminate the destructive behavior (fire-setting, vandalizing property) of a mildly retarded eight-year-old boy. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Home Programs, Intervention, Mild Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Program Effectiveness, Reinforcement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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