title: Unprogrammed learning of differential attention by fathers of oppositional children.
abstract: Four mothers received toddler management training to teach basic behavior modification technology for use with their oppositional pre-school children. Clinic sessions included baseline, differential reinforcement I, reversal, differential reinforcement II, and follow-up. When training was completed, all mothers were proficient in the use of techniques. Home observation sessions with mother-child and father-child interaction were conducted for pre-clinic baselines and post-clinic follow-ups. While fathers received no clinic instruction, data indicated that unprogrammed learning did occur. All fathers' use of differential attention with their children increased.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations