Citation

Bitgood SC, Peters RD, Jones ML, Hathorn N. Educ. Treat. Child. 1982; 5(3): 249-260.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, West Virginia University Press)

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Abstract

Three developmentally disabled children who exhibited a number of deviant behaviors received 15 seconds of contingent immobilization for out-of-seat behavior during training sessions. In Experiment 1, environmental restriction, timeout, and immobilization were compared in a reversal design. Immobilization reduced out-of-seat behavior significantly more than environmental restriction, while timeout produced an increased percentage of out-of-seat behavior. In Experiment 2, the effectiveness of brief immobilization was demonstrated in a combination reversal and multiple-baseline across individuals. The out-of-seat behavior of both children was substantially reduced by the application of brief immobilization. Ethical guidelines for the use of immobilization are suggested.

Language: en