The effects of a response cost treatment tactic on the classroom off-task behavior and sociometric status of seven elementary school-aged hyperactive children, four girls and three boys, were assessed within a multiple-baseline design across two academic periods. Results indicated that the response cost procedure was effective in reducing off-task behavior in the classroom and improving teacher perceptions of child behavior for six of the seven target children. The results of this study replicated the effects on off-task behavior obtained by Rapport et al. (1980; 1982) and extended these findings to demonstrate that the response cost procedure can be effectively implemented by one teacher across more than one hyperactive child in the same classroom. Classroom observational data on pre-selected normal control children suggested that response cost effectively reduces hyperactive children's off-task behavior to a level commensurate with that of their normal peers. The results of a nonparametric analysis of the difference between pre- and post-administrations of sociometric assessments revealed a significant improvement in sociometric status for target children as a group. Weekly sociometric assessments revealed that, of the five children who demonstrated the clearest effects from the response cost intervention, three children's mean sociometric ratings improved. Overall, the results obtained suggest that improving a child's off-task behavior through the use of a contingency management system such as response cost may produce corollary improvement in social status even when this behavior is not directly targeted. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-06, Section: B, page: 1987. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75115 |
| Contributors | HUTCHISON, ELAINE LIPPINCOTT., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 150 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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