TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Reducing out-of-seat behavior in developmentally disabled children through brief immobilization
JO  - Education and treatment of children
A1  - Bitgood, Stephen C.
A1  - Peters, R. Douglas
A1  - Jones, Michael L.
A1  - Hathorn, Nancy
SP  - 249
EP  - 260
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-8491
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -