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THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF TEACHER AND PEER ATTENTION ON THE DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR OF THREE CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Author(s) -
Northup John,
Broussard Carmen,
Jones Kevin,
George Teresa,
Vollmer Timothy R.,
Herring Melissa
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.28-227
Subject(s) - psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , reinforcement , developmental psychology , attention deficit , differential reinforcement , attention deficit disorder , typically developing , clinical psychology , psychiatry , autism , social psychology
We conducted functional analyses of classroom disruption during contingent teacher and peer attention conditions for 3 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Attention provided by peer confederates appeared to function as a distinct form of positive reinforcement for all 3 children.