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Edgemon, Anna Kate; Rapp, John T.; Brogan, Kristen M.; Richling, Sarah M.; Hamrick, Sally A.; Peters, Rachel J.; O'Rourke, Soracha A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
Some studies suggest that acquiring employment following release from prison may reduce recidivism; however, few studies have evaluated procedures for teaching job-related skills to adolescents in residential detention facilities. Stocco et al. (2017) used behavioral skills training (BST) to improve interview skills of college students. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Skill Development, Training, Employment Interviews
Gunby, Kristin V.; Rapp, John T.; Bottoni, Melissa M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Gunby, Rapp, Bottoni, Marchese and Wu (2017) taught three children with autism spectrum disorder to follow an instructor's gaze shift to select a specific item; however, Gunby et al. used different types of prompts with each participant. To address this limitation, we used a progressive training model for increasing gaze shift for three children…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Eye Movements, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Gunby, Kristin V.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
We examined the effects of behavioral skills training with in situ feedback on safe responding by children with autism to abduction lures that were presented after a high-probability (high-p) request sequence. This sequence was intended to simulate a grooming or recruitment process. Results show that all 3 participants ultimately acquired the…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Children, Autism, Behavior Modification
Weldy, Christina R.; Rapp, John T.; Capocasa, Kelli – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2014
We trained 9 behavioral staff members to conduct 2 brief preference assessments using 30-min video presentations that contained instructions and modeling. After training, we evaluated each staff member's implementation of the assessments in situ. Results indicated that 1 or 2 training sessions for each method were sufficient for teaching each…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Models, Preferences, Stimuli
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
Richling, Sarah M.; Rapp, John T.; Carroll, Regina A.; Smith, Jeanette N.; Nystedt, Aaron; Siewert, Brook – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We evaluated the effects of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) on compliance with wearing foot orthotics and a hearing aid with 2 individuals. Results showed that NCR increased the participants' compliance with wearing prescription prostheses to 100% after just a few 5-min sessions, and the behavior change was maintained during lengthier sessions.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Reinforcement, Assistive Technology, Behavior Modification
Lanovaz, Marc J.; Sladeczek, Ingrid E.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We examined the effects of manipulating the intensity (i.e., volume) of music on engagement in vocal stereotypy in 2 children with autism. Noncontingent access to music decreased immediate engagement in vocal stereotypy for each participant, but it produced only marginal effects on subsequent engagement in the behavior (i.e., after withdrawal).…
Descriptors: Music, Autism, Acoustics, Behavior Disorders
Schumacher, Brittany I.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We evaluated 2 3-component multiple-schedule sequences--a response interruption and redirection (RIRD) treatment sequence and a no-interaction control sequence--using a multielement design. With this design, we were able to evaluate the immediate and subsequent effects of RIRD on 2 participants' vocal stereotypy. For both participants, RIRD…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Self Destructive Behavior, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Predicting Preference for Items during Periods of Extended Access Based on Early Response Allocation
Rapp, John T.; Rojas, Nairim C.; Colby-Dirksen, Amanda M.; Swanson, Greg J.; Marvin, Kendra L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
Top-ranked items were identified during 30-min free-operant preference assessments for 9 individuals. Data from each session were analyzed to identify the item (a) that was engaged with first in each session and (b) to which the most responding was allocated after 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, and 25 min had elapsed in each session. The results…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Children, Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Tasky, Kim K.; Rudrud, Eric H.; Schulze, Kimberly A.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
An ABA'B design was used to evaluate the effects of choice on task engagement for 3 adults who had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. A yoked-control condition, in which tasks that were selected by each participant were assigned subsequently to that participant by a trainer, was implemented to help distinguish between the effects of task…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Injuries, Brain, Time on Task
Increasing Activity Attendance and Engagement in Individuals with Dementia Using Descriptive Prompts
Brenske, Shasta; Rudrud, Eric H.; Schulze, Kimberly A.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008
The effects of providing descriptive prompts to increase activity attendance and engagement in 6 individuals with dementia were evaluated using a reversal design. The results showed that providing descriptive prompts increased activity attendance and engagement for all participants. The results support the use of antecedent interventions for…
Descriptors: Dementia, Intervention, Student Participation, Attendance Patterns
Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
The effects of preferred stimulation on the vocal stereotypy of 2 individuals were evaluated in two experiments. The results of Experiment 1 showed that (a) the vocal stereotypy of both participants persisted in the absence of social consequences, (b) 1 participant manipulated toys that did and did not produce auditory stimulation, but only…
Descriptors: Toys, Stimulation, Music, Reinforcement
Gutierrez, Anibal, Jr.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Dozier, Claudia L.; Borrero, John C.; Rapp, John T.; Bourret, Jason C.; Gadaire, Dana – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
Acquisition of verbal behavior is a major goal of interventions for children with developmental disabilities. We evaluated the effectiveness of manipulation of an establishing operation for functional discriminated mands. Four individuals with developmental disabilities participated in a training procedure designed to teach two separate mands for…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Developmental Disabilities, Motivation, Intervention
Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
The effects of noncontingent matched stimulation (NMS) and response blocking on a boy's stereotypic behavior were evaluated using a multiple schedule that contained three 15-min components (preintervention, intervention, and postintervention). Results showed that stereotypy was always higher after response blocking than before response blocking…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Behavior Modification, Stereotypes, Reinforcement
St. Peter, Claire C.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Bourret, Jason C.; Borrero, Carrie S. W.; Sloman, Kimberly N.; Rapp, John T. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
Prior researchers have evaluated the efficacy of using the matching law to describe naturally occurring behavior-environment interactions. However, spurious matching could be obtained if the response and environmental event were correlated, even if the event did not reinforce the response. To assess the likelihood of obtaining spurious matching…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Attention, Reinforcement
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