Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 1973 · 113 citations · 13 references
EducationEducational PsychologyPsychologyBehavior AnalysisBehavior Change TheoryClassroom ManagementBehavioral InterventionsClassroom CommunicationDifferential ReinforcementOperant ConditioningPositive Reinforcement SystemsVerbal BehaviorBehavior Management During InstructionClassroom Behavior InterventionClasswide Behavior ManagementConversational BehaviorOff-task BehaviorProblem Behavior ReductionSchool Misbehavior
In three studies, reinforcing low rates of responding reduced inappropriate behaviors. In the first study, the talking-out behavior of one TMR student was reduced when the teacher allowed 5 min of free time for a talk-out rate less than 0.06 per minute. In a second study, the talking-out behavior of an entire TMR class was reduced when reinforcement was delivered for a response rate less than 0.10 per minute. In a third study, successively decreasing DRL limits were used to reduce off-task verbalizations of an entire high school business class. In each case, the DRL procedure proved manageable for the teacher and successful in reducing misbehavior.
13