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REINFORCEMENT THERAPY IN THE CLASSROOM 1
Author(s) -
Ward Michael H.,
Baker Bruce L.
Publication year - 1968
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1968.1-323
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , psychotherapist , autism , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology
Teachers were trained in the systematic use of attention and praise to reduce the disruptive classroom behavior of four first‐grade children. Observation measures showed a significant improvement from baseline to treatment for these children and no significant changes for same‐class controls. While the amount of teacher attention to target children remained the same from baseline to treatment, the proportion of attention to task‐relevant behavior of these children increased. Psychological tests revealed no adverse changes after treatment.