Wahler, R. G. (1969).
Oppositional children: A quest for parental reinforcement control.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
2, 159-170.
The present study attempted to examine changes in parental
reinforcement value as a function of parental use of timeout and
differential attention. Subjects were two children classified by
their parents as highly oppositional to parental requests or
commands. Results showed that the children's oppositional
behavior varied predictably with the presence and absence of
parental use of timeout and differential attention. As expected,
parental reinforcement value for the children was higher during
treatment periods than during baseline periods.