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Van Houten, Ron; Hilton, Bryan; Schulman, Richard; Reagan, Ian – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
This study evaluated a device that applied a sustained increase in accelerator pedal back force whenever drivers exceeded a preset speed criterion without buckling their seat belts. This force was removed once the belt was fastened. Participants were 6 commercial drivers who operated carpet-cleaning vans. During baseline, no contingency was in…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Motor Vehicles, Evaluation
Crowley-Koch, Brian J.; Van Houten, Ron; Lim, Eunyoung – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Pedestrian safety is a serious concern at busy intersections and pedestrian campuses across the nation. Although crosswalks and signs inform pedestrians where to cross, there is no standard protocol for pedestrians to signal drivers that they wish to use the crosswalks, except to stand in or at the crosswalk. We examined the effects of two…
Descriptors: Pedestrian Traffic, Safety Education, Traffic Safety, Prompting
Rantz, William G.; Van Houten, Ron – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
This study examined whether pilots operating a flight simulator completed digital or paper flight checklists more accurately after receiving postflight graphic and verbal feedback. The dependent variable was the number of checklist items completed correctly per flight. Following treatment, checklist completion with paper and digital checklists…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Check Lists, Intervention, Simulation
Arnold, Michelle L.; Van Houten, Ron – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We evaluated the effects of prompting, goal setting, and feedback on following headway of young drivers in a simulated driving environment and assessed whether changes produced in following headway were associated with reductions in hard braking when drivers were and were not using cell phones. Participants were 4 university students. During…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Prompting, Goal Orientation, Feedback (Response)
VanWagner, Michelle; Van Houten, Ron; Betts, Brian – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
In 2008, nearly 31% of vehicle fatalities were related to failure to adhere to safe vehicle speeds (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], 2009). The current study evaluated the effect of a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) triggered by excessive speed on vehicle speed using a combined alternating treatments and reversal…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles, Predictor Variables, Measurement Equipment
Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J. E. Louis; Reagan, Ian; Sifrit, Kathy; Compton, Richard – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
This study evaluated a device that prevents drivers from shifting vehicles into gear for up to 8 s unless seat belts are buckled. Participants were 101 commercial drivers who operated vans, pickups, or other light trucks from the U.S. and Canada. The driver could escape or avoid the delay by fastening his or her seat belt before shifting out of…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Motor Vehicles, Foreign Countries
Rantz, William G.; Dickinson, Alyce M.; Sinclair, Gilbert A.; Van Houten, Ron – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
This study examined whether pilots completed airplane checklists more accurately when they receive postflight graphic and verbal feedback. Participants were 8 college students who are pilots with an instrument rating. The task consisted of flying a designated flight pattern using a personal computer aviation training device (PCATD). The dependent…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Check Lists, Flight Training, Air Transportation
Van Houten, Ron; Van Houten, Joy; Malenfant, J. E. Louis – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2007
A bicycle helmet program was evaluated in three middle schools using a multiple baseline across schools design. Two of the three schools had histories of enforcement of helmet use. During baseline many students riding their bikes to and from school did not wear their helmets or wore them incorrectly. A program that consisted of peer data…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Middle School Students, Physical Activities
Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J. E. Louis; Zhao, Nan; Ko, Byungkon; Van Houten, Jonathan – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
The Florida Department of Transportation used a series of changeable-message signs that functioned as freeway guide signs to divert traffic to Universal Theme Park via one of two eastbound exits based on traffic congestion at the first of the two exits. An examination of crashes along the entire route indicated a statistically significant increase…
Descriptors: Proximity, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Signs
Van Houten, Ron; Malenfant, J.E. Louis; Austin, John; Lebbon, Angie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
A seatbelt-gearshift delay was evaluated in two U.S. and three Canadian vehicles using a reversal design. The seatbelt-gearshift delay required unbelted drivers either to buckle their seatbelts or to wait a specified time before they could put the vehicle in gear. After collecting behavioral prebaseline data, a data logger was installed in all…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles
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Van Houten, Ron; Rolider, Ahmos – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
A mediated punishment procedure that involved recreating a behavioral sequence by guiding the subject through the behavior in the situation in which it occurred was used to suppress several severe behavior problems in two severely handicapped children (ages 4 and 17). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Mediation Theory
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Rolider, Ahmos; Van Houten, Ron – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1985
Effects of a movement suppression time-out, which involved punishing any movements or verbalization while a client is in the time-out area, were evaluated in four experiments. The procedure produced a larger reduction in the target behavior in all three children and effectiveness was explained in terms of suppression of self-stimulation during…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Developmental Disabilities, Psychosis, Punishment
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Van Houten, Ron; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1982
Three studies with elementary handicapped and nonhandicapped students demonstrated that verbal reprimands were effective in altering disruptive behavior when delivered with eye contact, with a grip on students' shoulders, and by standing closer to the student. Reprimands delivered to one member of a pair reduced the disruptive behavior of both…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Elementary Education, Verbal Communication
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Van Houten, Ron; Nau, Paul A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1980
The performance of five students (ages 6 to 10) in an adjustment class for deaf children was compared under fixed and variable ratio schedules of reinforcement. During the VR condition, students visually attended more and engaged in disruptive behavior less often than during the FR condition. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Deafness
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Van Houten, Ron; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Recipients of treatment designed to change their behavior have the right to a therapeutic environment, services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, treatment by a competent behavior analyst, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the most effective treatment procedures available. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Ethics, Helping Relationship
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