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ON TOKEN REINFORCEMENT AND STUTTERING THERAPY: ANOTHER VIEW ON FINDINGS REPORTED BY HOWIE AND WOODS (1982)
Author(s) -
Ingham Roger J.
Publication year - 1983
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.1983.16-465
Subject(s) - stuttering , reinforcement , token economy , security token , psychology , speech therapy , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , audiology , computer science , social psychology , medicine , computer security
Howie and Woods (1982) have provided data that, they claim, indicate that a token reinforcement system is redundant in instating and shaping fluent speech within a stuttering treatment program developed by Ingham and Andrews (1973a, b). However, there were substantial procedural differences between the treatment programs referred to in both studies, as well as methodological weaknesses in Howie and Woods' study. These factors provide ample sources of explanation for Howie and Woods' failure to demonstrate benefits from their token reinforcement system.