Comparison of Reinforcement Schedules in the Reduction of Stereotypy with Supported Routines.
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Research
- Authors
- Saunders, Muriel D.; Saunders, Richard R.; Marquis, Janet G.
- Source
- Research in Developmental Disabilities. Mar-Apr 1998 19(2):99-122.
- Subject
- Adolescents
Behavior Change
Behavior Patterns
Leisure Time
Performance Factors
Severe Mental Retardation
Vocational Education
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0891-4222
The rates and durations of stereotypic behaviors in four adolescents with severe mental retardation were measured during two daily vocational training sessions and during contiguous periods of leisure in special education classrooms. The major differences in stereotypy between leisure and vocational training were differences in episode length. (Author/CR)