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EFFECTS OF A REDUCED TIME‐OUT INTERVAL ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE TIME‐OUT INSTRUCTION
Author(s) -
Donaldson Jeanne M.,
Vollmer Timothy R.,
Yakich Theresa M.,
Van Camp Carole
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.40
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , time out , psychology , punishment (psychology) , time perception , screen time , interval (graph theory) , developmental psychology , audiology , time management , cognition , social psychology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , physical activity , psychotherapist , computer science , mathematics , combinatorics , operating system
Time‐out is a negative punishment procedure that parents and teachers commonly use to reduce problem behavior; however, specific time‐out parameters have not been evaluated adequately. One parameter that has received relatively little attention in the literature is the mode of administration (verbal or physical) of time‐out. In this study, we evaluated a procedure designed to reduce problem behavior and increase compliance with the verbal instruction to go to time‐out. Specifically, we reduced the time‐out interval contingent on compliance with the time‐out instruction. Six preschool‐aged boys participated in the study. Time‐out effectively reduced the problem behavior of all 6 participants, and the procedure to increase compliance with the time‐out instruction was effective for 4 of 6 participants.