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A NOTE ON THE EFFECTS OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL CONTINGENCIES UPON DEVIANT CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
Greenberg David J.,
O'Donnell William J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1972.tb01118.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology
SUMMARY A 6‐yr‐old male's disruptive classroom behavior was modified by a combined use of individual and group contingencies. When a tantrum occurred the child was put into an adjoining cloakroom. The deviant child, as well as the entire class, was rewarded with candy for periods of non‐tantrum behavior. Although only tantrum behavior was focused upon, by the time the tantrums had decreased substantially, other deviant classroom behaviors had also decreased significantly and the deviant child's peer relationships and school work had improved.