BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION - PERSPECTIVES ON A CURRENT ISSUE (FROM SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS - A BOOK OF READINGS 1977, BY ROBERT G. LEGER AND JOHN R. STRATTON - SEE NCJ-41800)

• NCJ Number: 41813
• Author(s): B S BROWN; L A WIENCKOWSKI; S B STOLZ
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE, THROUGH A DISCUSSION OF WHAT BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT, ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES OF THE SUBJECT INTO PERSPECTIVE.

Abstract

THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION METHODS CURRENTLY BEING USED INCLUDE PROCEDURES SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE CLINIC, SUCH AS DESENSITIZATION, AND IN THE MENTAL INSTITUTION, SUCH AS THE TOKEN ECONOMY. THE PROCEDURES CAN BE USED WITH NORMAL ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND WITH THE MENTALLY DISADVANTAGED, INCLUDING THE RETARDED, THE SENILE, AND THE PSYCHOTIC. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION METHODS HAVE BEEN USED TO AMELIORATE A WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS, INCLUDING MUTISM, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR, INAPPROPRATE FEARS, AND NERVOUS HABITS. ALSO, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION METHODS HAVE BEEN USED TO TEACH A GREAT VARIETY OF APPROPRIATE, NORMAL BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING NORMAL SPEECH, APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND SUITABLE CLASSROOM SKILLS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS