Reducing Behavior through Reinforcement

The use of reinforcement to reduce inappropriate behaviors of mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed students may involve the following procedures: differential reinforcement of low rates of responding (DRL), the differential reinforcement of response omission (DRO), and the differential reinfo...

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Published inExceptional Education Quarterly Vol. 3; no. 4; p. 34
Main Authors Deitz, Diane E. D, Repp, Alan C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.02.1983
Subjects
Behavior Change
Contingency Management
Elementary Secondary Education
Emotional Disturbances
Exceptional Child Research
Intervals
Mental Retardation
Reinforcement
Time on Task
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Summary:The use of reinforcement to reduce inappropriate behaviors of mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed students may involve the following procedures: differential reinforcement of low rates of responding (DRL), the differential reinforcement of response omission (DRO), and the differential reinforcement of incompatible (DRI) or alternative (DRA) behavior. (SEW)