Skip to main content
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis logoLink to Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
. 1994 Summer;27(2):327–330. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1994.27-327

Analysis of a high-probability instructional sequence and time-out in the treatment of child noncompliance.

A K Rortvedt 1, R G Miltenberger 1
PMCID: PMC1297809  PMID: 8063631

Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of high-probability requests and time-out as treatments for noncompliance that appeared to be maintained by contingent attention in 2 developmentally normal children. The introduction of high-probability requests increased compliance for 1 child but not the other. Time-out was effective with both children, and improvements in compliance were maintained at an 8-week follow-up.

Full text

PDF

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Davis C. A., Brady M. P., Williams R. E., Hamilton R. Effects of high-probability requests on the acquisition and generalization of responses to requests in young children with behavior disorders. J Appl Behav Anal. 1992 Winter;25(4):905–916. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-905. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Handen B. L., Parrish J. M., McClung T. J., Kerwin M. E., Evans L. D. Using guided compliance versus time out to promote child compliance: a preliminary comparative analysis in an analogue context. Res Dev Disabil. 1992;13(2):157–170. doi: 10.1016/0891-4222(92)90022-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Mace F. C., Belfiore P. Behavioral momentum in the treatment of escape-motivated stereotypy. J Appl Behav Anal. 1990 Winter;23(4):507–514. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1990.23-507. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Mace F. C., Hock M. L., Lalli J. S., West B. J., Belfiore P., Pinter E., Brown D. K. Behavioral momentum in the treatment of noncompliance. J Appl Behav Anal. 1988 Summer;21(2):123–141. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-123. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Russo D. C., Cataldo M. F., Cushing P. J. Compliance training and behavioral covariation in the treatment of multiple behavior problems. J Appl Behav Anal. 1981 Fall;14(3):209–222. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1981.14-209. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Zarcone J. R., Iwata B. A., Hughes C. E., Vollmer T. R. Momentum versus extinction effects in the treatment of self-injurious escape behavior. J Appl Behav Anal. 1993 Spring;26(1):135–136. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1993.26-135. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis are provided here courtesy of Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

RESOURCES