REDUCING AND MEASURING INAPPROPRIATE VERBALIZATIONS IN A TOKEN CLASSROOM1
- 1 September 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 5 (3) , 329-333
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1972.5-329
Abstract
A procedure was employed that enabled a teacher to bring inappropriate verbalizations under control in a classroom of approximately 25 fifth- and sixth-grade students. Contingent point loss for inappropriate verbalizations was correlated with a low but steady rate of such verbalizations. Point gain contingent upon quiet behavior produced a marked decrease in inappropriate verbalizations. A return to contingent point loss was accompanied by an increasing rate of inappropriate verbalizations. Verbalizations decreased when quiet behavior was reinforced again. A noteworthy feature of the study was the utilization of students from within the class to act as data recorders. A reliability check indicated satisfactory agreement between the recorders.Keywords
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