@article{ref1,
title="Reducing out-of-seat behavior in developmentally disabled children through brief immobilization",
journal="Education and treatment of children",
year="1982",
author="Bitgood, Stephen C. and Peters, R. Douglas and Jones, Michael L. and Hathorn, Nancy",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="249-260",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-8491",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}