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Case Reports
. 1985 Sep;90(2):222-5.

Reduction of avoidance behavior of institutionalized mentally retarded adults through contact desensitization

M C Runyan, D H Stevens, R Reeves
  • PMID: 2864858
Case Reports

Reduction of avoidance behavior of institutionalized mentally retarded adults through contact desensitization

M C Runyan et al. Am J Ment Defic. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

A multiple-baseline design across participants was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of contact desensitization and contingent social approval in decreasing the avoidance behavior of three institutionalized mentally retarded adults towards escalators, measured by a 25-item Behavior Avoidance Test.

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