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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINGENCY‐SPECIFIC AND CONTINGENCY‐NONSPECIFIC PROMPTS IN CONTROLLING BATHROOM GRAFFITI
Author(s) -
Mueller Michael M.,
Moore James W.,
Doggett R. Anthony,
Tingstrom Daniel H.
Publication year - 2000
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.2000.33-89
Subject(s) - graffiti , sign (mathematics) , psychology , contingency , contingency management , watson , social psychology , visual arts , artificial intelligence , art , computer science , psychiatry , epistemology , mathematics , intervention (counseling) , mathematical analysis , philosophy
This study replicates and extends the work of Watson (1996) in which a sign eliminated graffiti when posted on bathroom walls. The present study investigated the effects of three different signs on walls in six men's bathrooms located on a university campus. Posting the signs was followed by the elimination or sharp reduction of graffiti. Removal of the signs was followed by a resurgence of graffiti.