This investigation concerned the effects of behavioral charting, token reinforcement, social reinforcement, and combinations of behavioral charting with token or social reinforcement, upon the production rates of sheltered workshop clients. The differential effects of these reinforcement methods were investigated by arranging for the application of each reinforcement mode in a sheltered workshop setting and comparing the mean production rates achieved by two groups of sheltered workshop clients under each reinforcement condition. The findings derived from this sample led to the conclusion that positive reinforcement, and specifically social reinforcement used both alone and in combination with behavioral charting, can be a very effective mode of reinforcement for sheltered workshop clients. It was suggested that more attention might be devoted in rehabilitation facilities to using the simpler and more readily available forms of reinforcement which behavioral charting and social reinforcement represent.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501111 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Moore, Eugenia M. |
| Contributors | Wilborn, Bobbie L., Whaley, Donald L., Landreth, Gary L., Brookshire, William K. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 148 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Moore, Eugenia M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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