The effectiveness of contingency-specific and contingency-nonspecific prompts in controlling bathroom graffiti.

Mueller, M. M., Moore, J. W., Doggett, R. A., & Tingstrom, D. H. (2000). The effectiveness of contingency-specific and contingency-nonspecific prompts in controlling bathroom graffiti. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33, 89-92.

This study replicates and extends the work of Watson (1996) in which a sign eliminated graffiti when posted on bathroom walls. The present study investigated the effects of three different signs on walls in six men's bathrooms located on a university campus. Posting the signs was followed by the elimination or sharp reduction of graffiti. Removal of the signs was followed by a resurgence of graffiti.

DESCRIPTORS: community behavior analysis, prompts, graffiti, signs