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Training Behavioral Assessment Interviewers: A Comparison Of Two Procedures, Raymond G. Miltenberger
Training Behavioral Assessment Interviewers: A Comparison Of Two Procedures, Raymond G. Miltenberger
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Two procedures were used to teach behavioral assessment interviewing skills; a training manual and a one-to-one training procedure consisting of instructions, modeling, rehearsal and feedback. Four subjects, two graduate students and two seniors, were trained with each procedure. Interviewing skills were recorded in simulated assessment interviews conducted by each subject across baseline and treatment conditions. Each training procedure was evaluated in a multiple baseline across subjects design. The results showed that both procedures were equally effective for training behavioral interviewing skills, with all subjects reaching a level of 90-100% correct responding. Finally, a group of experts in behavior analysis rated …
The Effects Of A Performance-Management Procedure On High School Students With Poor Academic Achievement, Thomas R. Harwood
The Effects Of A Performance-Management Procedure On High School Students With Poor Academic Achievement, Thomas R. Harwood
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of contracting for all classes and the contigent presentation of incentives for school work completed. fifteen high school students who earned a grade point average below 1.5 (on a 4.0 scale) volunteered for the contracting classroom. The subjects were ranked and randomly assigned to the first experimental group, the second experimental group, or the control group. The first experimental group had incentives contingent upon contracts completed, the second experimental group received the incentive noncontigent upon contract completion, and the control group did not attend the contract completion, and the control group did not attend the …