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EFFECTS OF DEPRIVATION ON ENGAGEMENT IN PREFERRED ACTIVITIES BY PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
2000 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 33; n. 4; p. 495-506; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 2000
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 33; n. 4; p. 495-506; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JABA; análise do comportamento
Autores
- Kevin P. Klatt
- James A. Sherman
- Jan B. Sheldon
Resumo
This study examined the effects of deprivation on engagement in activities for 3 adult men with developmental disabilities. First, an assessment was conducted to identify a high‐ and a low‐preference activity for each participant. Second, the high‐preference activity was made available following three amounts of deprivation of the activity (15 min, 2 hr, and 1 to 4 days); the low‐preference activity was made available following the schedule of deprivation that produced the highest level of engagement by each participant in the high‐preference activity. The results were that 1 to 4 days of deprivation produced the highest average amounts of engagement in the high‐preference activity for each participant; this amount of deprivation did not produce high engagement in the low‐preference activities. Third, the deprivation procedures and results were replicated when high‐preference activities were presented by teachers during the participants' daily activities when their engagement had been quite low.