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Evaluation of a shaping procedure with the changing‐criterion design
Author(s) -
Osborne Mary L.,
Himadi Bill
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.2360050202
Subject(s) - psychology , subject (documents) , process (computing) , single subject design , control (management) , cognitive psychology , process management , social psychology , computer science , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system , library science
This study used the changing‐criterion design to document the effectiveness of a behavioral training package to alter the topography of a complex behavior. In this case, bed‐making was established for a severely debilitated adult mental patient who was chronically institutionalized. Experimental control was demonstrated by a step‐wise progression in performance to the final target behavior. The changing‐criterion design provides an effective record of the shaping process and is sufficiently flexible for other single‐subject design elements to be included.