Citation

Poche C, Brouwer R, Swearingen M. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1981; 14(2): 169-175.

Affiliation

Western Michigan University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16795643

PMCID

PMC1308200

Abstract

Self-protective behaviors were taught to three preschool children in order to prevent the opportunity for abduction. An analogue measure of self-protection was developed in which confederate adults approached and verbally attempted to lure each child from the setting, before, during, and after training. A multiple baseline design across subjects was used. During baseline, all the children displayed susceptibility to the lures. Training procedures included modeling, behavior rehearsal, and social reinforcement. Within 1 week after training began, all children displayed appropriate responses to all of the lures both in the training setting and in the community.

Language: en