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MODIFICATION OF ACTIVITY LEVEL THROUGH BIOFEEDBACK AND OPERANT CONDITIONING 1
Author(s) -
Schulman Jerome L.,
Stevens Theodore M.,
Suran Bernard G.,
Kupst Mary Jo,
Naughton Michael J.
Publication year - 1978
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.1978.11-145
Subject(s) - psychology , multiple baseline design , extinction (optical mineralogy) , baseline (sea) , conditioning , audiology , developmental psychology , operant conditioning , reinforcement , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , statistics , intervention (counseling) , paleontology , oceanography , mathematics , geology , biology
The biomotometer, an electronic device that simultaneously measures activity and provides auditory feedback to the subject, was used in combination with material reinforcers in two experiments attempting to modify activity level in children. In the first study the activity level of an 11‐year‐old highly active boy was decreased below mean baseline during conditioning in a classroom setting. His level of activity returned to baseline when feedback was withdrawn. In the second study, activity level of a 10‐year‐old hypoactive boy was increased over mean baseline level during conditioning in a free‐play setting, and returned to slightly below baseline during five extinction trials. Results of these studies indicate that the biomotometer is a useful instrument for modification of activity level.