Table of Contents for Spring 1996 (Volume 29)

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Research Articles

• (204K)     Cathleen C. Piazza, Wayne W. Fisher, Louis P. Hagopian, Lynn G. Bowman, and Lisa Toole. Using a choice assessment to predict reinforcer effectiveness. Pp. 1-9.

• F. Charles Mace, Nancy A. Neef, Doran Shade, and Benjamin C. Mauro. Effects of problem difficulty and reinforcer quality on time allocated to concurrent arithmetic problems. Pp. 11-24 .
• Robert Stromer, Harry A. Mackay, Sarah R. Howell, Alison A. McVay, and Debbie Flusser. Teaching computer-based spelling to individuals with developmental and hearing disabilities: Transfer of stimulus control to writing tasks. Pp. 25-42.
• Bethany Marcus and Timothy R. Vollmer. Combining noncontingent reinforcement and differential reinforcement schedules as treatment for aberrant behavior. Pp. 43-51.
• Margaret Gessler Werts, Nicola K. Caldwell, and Mark Wolery. Peer modeling of response chains: Observational learning by students with disabilities. Pp.53-66.
• Carolyn W. Green and Dennis H. Reid. Defining, validating, and increasing indices of happiness among people with profound multiple disabilities. Pp. 67-78.
• David P. Wacker, Jay Harding, Linda J. Cooper, K. Mark Derby, Stephanie Peck, Jennifer Asmus, Wendy K. Berg, and Kimberly A. Brown. The effects of meal schedule and quantity on problematic behavior. Pp.79-87.

Miniseries on Self-restraint

• Wayne W. Fisher and Brian A. Iwata. On the function of self-restraint and its relationship to self-injury. Pp. 93-102.
• Richard G. Smith, Dorothea C. Lerman, and Brian A. Iwata. Self-restraint as positive reinforcement for self-injurious behavior. Pp. 99-102.
• Wayne W. Fisher, Nancy C. Grace, and Clodagh Murphy. Further analysis of the relationship between self-injury and self-restraint. Pp. 103-106.
• K. Mark Derby, Wayne W. Fisher, and Cathleen Piazza. The effects of contingent and noncontingent attention on self-injury and self-restraint. Pp. 107-110.

Reports

• John S. Carton and Julie B. Schweitzer. Use of a token economy to increase compliance during hemodialysis. Pp. 111-113.
• Wayne W. Fisher, Cathleen Piazza, and Christy L. Chiang. Effects of equal and unequal reinforcer duration during functional analysis. Pp.117-120.
• T. Steuart Watson. A prompt plus delayed contingency procedure for reducing bathroom graffiti. Pp. 121-124.
• Doris Weili Duan and Anthony J. Cuvo. Comparison of prototype and rote instruction of English names for Chinese visual characters. Pp. 125-127.
• Joseph S. Lalli, Kimberley Livezey, and Kelly Kates. Functional analysis and treatment of eye poking with response blocking. Pp. 129-132.
• Craig H. Kennedy and Kim A. Meyer. Sleep deprivation, allergy symptoms, and negatively reinforced problem behavior. Pp. 133-135.