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. 1968 Winter;1(4):323-8.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1968.1-323.

Reinforcement therapy in the classroom

M H Ward  1 , B L Baker
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Reinforcement therapy in the classroom

M H Ward et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1968 Winter.

Abstract

Teachers were trained in the systematic use of attention and praise to reduce the disruptive classroom behavior of four first-grade children. Observation measures showed a significant improvement from baseline to treatment for these children and no significant changes for same-class controls. While the amount of teacher attention to target children remained the same from baseline to treatment, the proportion of attention to task-relevant behavior of these children increased. Psychological tests revealed no adverse changes after treatment.

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