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. 1973 Fall;6(3):457-63.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1973.6-457.

Decreasing classroom misbehavior through the use of DRL schedules of reinforcement

S M Dietz  1 , A C Repp
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Decreasing classroom misbehavior through the use of DRL schedules of reinforcement

S M Dietz et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1973 Fall.

Abstract

In three studies, reinforcing low rates of responding reduced inappropriate behaviors. In the first study, the talking-out behavior of one TMR student was reduced when the teacher allowed 5 min of free time for a talk-out rate less than 0.06 per minute. In a second study, the talking-out behavior of an entire TMR class was reduced when reinforcement was delivered for a response rate less than 0.10 per minute. In a third study, successively decreasing DRL limits were used to reduce off-task verbalizations of an entire high school business class. In each case, the DRL procedure proved manageable for the teacher and successful in reducing misbehavior.

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