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. 1984 Fall;17(3):353–358. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1984.17-353

Effects of feedback and self-monitoring on head trauma youths' conversation skills.

A Gajar, P J Schloss, C N Schloss, C K Thompson
PMCID: PMC1307951  PMID: 6511701

Abstract

The effects of feedback and self-recording on the small group conversational behaviors of two head trauma youths were evaluated. Feedback involved providing clients a light signal corresponding to positive or negative social interactions. The self-monitoring procedure required that the clients flip a switch corresponding with their positive or negative interactions. An A1-B1-C1-A2-C2-B2 design in which the feedback phase (B) and self-monitoring phase (C) were alternated to control for order effects demonstrated the efficacy of both interventions. Performance gains were also shown to generalize to less structured situations, bringing the clients' level of positive responses into a range established with a social comparison group.

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