Establishment of independent responding to a fire alarm in a blind, profoundly retarded adult.
A forward chaining conditioning procedure was used to establish an independent, appropriate response to a fire alarm in a blind, profoundly retarded adult male. The appropriate response, as defined by New York State regulations, is to exit from the residence or move to a fire-safe area within 21/2 min with minimal verbal or physical prompts. Independent responding was established within a total training time of 21/2 hr. Total time to exit was 28.5 sec.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D003463:Cues; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D004630:Emergencies; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D012449:Safety