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A TOKEN REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL: A REPLICATION AND SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS1

 

作者: K. D. O'Leary,   W. C. Becker,   M. B. Evans,   R. A. Saudargas,  

 

期刊: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis  (WILEY Available online 1969)
卷期: Volume 2, issue 1  

页码: 3-13

 

ISSN:0021-8855

 

年代: 1969

 

DOI:10.1901/jaba.1969.2-3

 

出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

 

数据来源: WILEY

 

摘要:

A base rate of disruptive behavior was obtained for seven children in a second‐grade class of 21 children. Rules, Educational Structure, and Praising Appropriate Behavior while Ignoring Disruptive Behavior were introduced successively; none of these procedures consistently reduced disruptive behavior. However, a combination of Rules, Educational Structure, and Praise and Ignoring nearly eliminated disruptive behavior of one child. When the Token Reinforcement Program was introduced, the frequency of disruptive behavior declined in five of the six remaining children. Withdrawal of the Token Reinforcement Program increased disruptive behavior in these five children, and reinstatement of the Token Reinforcement Program reduced disruptive behavior in four of these five. Follow‐up data indicated that the teacher was able to transfer control from the token and back‐up reinforcers to the reinforcers existing within the educational setting, such as stars and occasional pieces of candy. Improvements in academic achievement during the year may have been related to the Token Program, and attendance records appeared to be enhanced during the Token phases. The Token Program was utilized only in the afternoon, and the data did not indicate any generalization of appropriate behavior from the afternoon to the mo

 

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