The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors to Reduce Stereotyped Behavior of Autistic Students During Group Instruction.

Autor/inn/en	Haring, Thomas G.; und weitere
Institution	San Francisco State Univ., CA.; Marin County Office of Education, San Rafael, CA.
Titel	The Use of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors to Reduce Stereotyped Behavior of Autistic Students During Group Instruction.
Quelle	(1984), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Autism; Behavior Change; Behavior Patterns; Intervention; Reinforcement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Autismus; Positive Verstärkung
Abstract	The effects of a procedure based on differential reinforcement of other behaviors (DRO) on stereotypic responses and task performance were tested with three autistic students (14-21 years old). The procedure was unique because the time interval employed between potential opportunities for reinforcement was the natural length of one instructional trial delivered to a peer. Thus, the procedure was designed to reduce the level of stereotypic respones during small group instruction. The results indicated that the procedure exerted functional control over the students' stereotypic responses. In addition, two of the students had significantly greater percentages of correct responses under DRO conditions. The results are discussed in terms of models for intervention within task contexts and the usefulness of the procedure under natural teaching conditions. (Author)
Anmerkungen	Thomas Haring, Department of Special Education, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC