MODIFICATION OF SEVERE DISRUPTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR USING BRIEF TIMEOUT AND REINFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- 1 March 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 2 (1) , 31-37
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1969.2-31
Abstract
Brief timeout for disruptive and aggressive behaviors and reinforcement for appropriate behaviors were used with two retarded patients in a state hospital ward setting. The procedures reduced loud vocal behavior in one patient and aggressive behavior in another to near-zero levels when first applied. The behaviors returned to previous levels when the procedures were removed and were again greatly reduced when timeout and reinforcement were reapplied. The results were significant because the behavior problems were severe and long-standing and the procedures were instituted without greatly disturbing normal ward routine.Keywords
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