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Reducing and Eliminating Persistent and Severe Aggression and Property Destruction with Consistently Contingent Positive Reinforcement for Instructional Compliance and Academic Behaviors

Corpa, Joseph
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1465314710

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2016, Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, Youngstown State University, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling.
It is a fundamental principle in Applied Behavioral Analysis that all people have the right to receive the most effective treatment in the least restrictive environment. Aggression and property destruction serve as barriers to further independence and social acceptability for the children in this intervention. This study examined the effectiveness of consistent and contingent positive reinforcement for academic and appropriate behavior at reducing property destruction and aggression in two participants identified with ASD. The results of this intervention will be informative to future researchers, teachers, and service providers when determining the most effective and non-aversive method of treating problem behaviors in all clients. For one child, copious amounts of positive reinforcement (in the form of teacher praise and edible reinforcers) contingent on appropriate behavior, greatly reduced aggression and property destruction during work time. Having the other child earn tokens on a fixed duration schedule and exchange his tokens for bonus time significantly reduced aggression and property destruction throughout the school day.
Stephen Flora, PhD (Advisor)
Jeffrey Coldren, PhD (Committee Member)
Sharon Stringer, PhD (Committee Member)
32 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Psychology
Aggression; Property destruction; Positive reinforcement; Token economy

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  • Corpa, J. (2016). Reducing and Eliminating Persistent and Severe Aggression and Property Destruction with Consistently Contingent Positive Reinforcement for Instructional Compliance and Academic Behaviors [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1465314710

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Corpa, Joseph. Reducing and Eliminating Persistent and Severe Aggression and Property Destruction with Consistently Contingent Positive Reinforcement for Instructional Compliance and Academic Behaviors. 2016. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1465314710.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Corpa, Joseph. "Reducing and Eliminating Persistent and Severe Aggression and Property Destruction with Consistently Contingent Positive Reinforcement for Instructional Compliance and Academic Behaviors." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1465314710

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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