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. 1970 Spring;3(1):29-37.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1970.3-29.

Some experiments on reinforcement principles within a psychiatric ward for delinquent soldiers

J J Boren  1 , A D Colman
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Some experiments on reinforcement principles within a psychiatric ward for delinquent soldiers

J J Boren et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1970 Spring.

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.

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