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A Simple Response Cost Procedure to Reduce Nosepicking by a 7-year Old Boy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Maureen Pianta
Affiliation:
Ministry of Education, Victoria
Alan Hudson*
Affiliation:
Phillip Institute of Technology
*
Department of Psychology & Intellectual Disability Studies, Phillip Institute of Technology, Plenty Road, Bundoora Vic. 3083
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Abstract

This study describes the effectiveness of using, then fading, a response cost procedure to reduce the frequency of persistent nosepicking by a 7-year old boy in a school classroom. The procedure which was employed by the class teacher and a teacher aide was easily implemented. Substantial success was achieved.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1990

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