%0 Journal Article
%T Reducing out-of-seat behavior in developmentally disabled children through brief immobilization
%J Education and treatment of children
%D 1982
%A Bitgood, Stephen C.
%A Peters, R. Douglas
%A Jones, Michael L.
%A Hathorn, Nancy
%V 5
%N 3
%P 249-260
%X 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>
%G en
%I West Virginia University Press
%@ 0748-8491
%U http://dx.doi.org/