title: Some experiments on reinforcement principles within a psychiatric ward for delinquent soldiers.
abstract: Several experiments exploring the effects of certain behavioral procedures were performed on a psychiatric ward for delinquent soldiers. Within the context of a point economy, the behavioral procedures were examined for their applicability to this patient group in a hospital-ward setting. The following procedures were studied: (1) use of points as consequences for specific behaviors compared with demonstration of "model" behavior by a ward officer; (2) punishment by a point-fine to control undesired behavior; (3) use of a chaining-type reinforcement contingency to increase desired behavior; (4) differential reinforcement of the individual versus the group to increase the frequency of a verbal performance; and (5) reinforcement of reports of personal problems versus impersonal problems.
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Boren
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Colman