A Description and Preliminary Results of a Token Economy with Mildly and Moderately Retarded Adolescent Boys. IMRID Papers and Reports, Volume VII, No. 2.

Autor/in	Tymchuk, Alexander J.
Institution	George Peabody Coll. for Teachers, Nashville, TN. Inst. on Mental Retardation and Intellectual Development.
Titel	A Description and Preliminary Results of a Token Economy with Mildly and Moderately Retarded Adolescent Boys. IMRID Papers and Reports, Volume VII, No. 2.
Quelle	(1970), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Behavior Change; Exceptional Child Research; Mild Mental Retardation; Moderate Mental Retardation; Operant Conditioning; Positive Reinforcement; Rewards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Operante Konditionierung; Reward; Belohnung
Abstract	Twenty mildly and moderately retarded boys (age 12 to 18 years) participated in a behavior modification program in which adaptive behavior was rewarded through tokens or privileges, while maladaptive behavior was controlled through the use of fines and removal from the situation. The preliminary results (based on four months of operation) showed the token economy methods to be effective with this population, although a rapid loss of acquired good behavior during holidays raised questions regarding the durability of such results. A description of the methods, subjects' characteristics, and behavior patterns is included with the preliminary report. (RD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC