Reinforcement control of severe dysfunctional behavior of blind, multihandicapped students.
The effectiveness of reinforcement-based programs with blind, multihandicapped students was examined. In Study 1 the aggressive behavior of a deaf/blind adolescent was eliminated through a differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) procedure that was combined with a reinforcer cueing technique and brief time-out. In Study 2 DRO was utilized to reduce stereotypic eye-pressing by a young blind child who was also hearing-impaired. Follow-up observations while treatment procedures remained operative revealed maintenance of intervention effects from 1 to 8 months posttreatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003463:Cues; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000628:therapy; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior