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A Function-Based Classroom Behavior Intervention Using Non-Contingent Reinforcement plus Response Cost
- Education and Treatment of Children
- West Virginia University Press
- Volume 35, Number 3, August 2012
- pp. 419-430
- 10.1353/etc.2012.0017
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This study investigated the use of noncontingent reinforcement with response cost to reduce problem verbal and physical behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement in an internationally adopted, post-institutionalized student diagnosed with ADHD. Systematic direct observation was employed to measure behavior in a single-subject withdrawal design. Results indicate this function-based intervention was effective when used in a school and implemented with fidelity by a paraprofessional.