USING A SELF-CONTROL TRAINING PROCEDURE TO INCREASE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

The present study evaluated a technique for teaching self‐control and increasing desirable behaviors among adults with developmental disabilities. Results showed that when participants were initially given the choice between an immediate smaller reinforcer and a larger delayed reinforcer, all partic...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 203 - 210
Main Authors: Dixon, Mark R., Hayes, Linda J., Binder, Lisa M., Manthey, Sharon, Sigman, Connie, Zdanowski, Darlene M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1998
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Behavior
Behavior Modification
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
choice
Decision Making Skills
Delay of Gratification
Delayed
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Developmental Disabilities - rehabilitation
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
Impulsive Behavior - therapy
impulsivity
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Retardation
Need Gratification
Observer Variation
People with disabilities
Program Effectiveness
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reinforcement
Reinforcement Schedule
Reinforcement Schedules
Self Control
Self evaluation
Social Conformity
Teaching
Treatments
Human
Impulsivity
Choice
Treatment
Intellectual deficiency
Self control
Developmental disorder
Behavior therapy
Mental retardation
Behavioral disorder
ISSN:0021-8855, 1938-3703
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Summary:The present study evaluated a technique for teaching self‐control and increasing desirable behaviors among adults with developmental disabilities. Results showed that when participants were initially given the choice between an immediate smaller reinforcer and a larger delayed reinforcer, all participants repeatedly chose the smaller reinforcer. Concurrent fixed‐duration/progressive‐duration reinforcement schedules then were introduced in which initially both the smaller and larger reinforcers were available immediately. Thereafter, progressively increasing delays were introduced for the schedule associated with the larger reinforcer only. When initial short‐duration requirements for access to the larger reinforcer were gradually increased, participants repeatedly selected the larger reinforcer, thereby demonstrating increased self‐control.
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ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1998.31-203