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. 1990 Winter;23(4):515-24.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-515.

Effects of choice making on the serious problem behaviors of students with severe handicaps

K Dyer  1 , G Dunlap, V Winterling
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Effects of choice making on the serious problem behaviors of students with severe handicaps

K Dyer et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1990 Winter.

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of choice making on the serious problem behaviors of 3 students with severe autism and/or mental retardation. In the context of within-subject reversal designs, the results showed consistently reduced levels of problem behaviors (e.g., aggression) when the students were given opportunities to make choices among instructional tasks and reinforcers. Additional data showed no systematic differences in the rate of correct responding between the two conditions. The results are discussed in relation to the continuing search for effective, nonintrusive solutions to the occurrence of serious problem behavior.

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