A behavior rating scale suitable for use in mental hospitals

Conditioning in Psychotics1

“…A performance differentiai between normals and chronic psychotics during response acquisition has also been reported by Mednick and The lower operant emission behaviour o.f the chronic psychotics has been reported (Lindsley, 1956b, p. 152) to correl.ate significantly (p <.01) with severity of ward behaviour when using the L-M FergusFalls sca1e (Lucero and Meyer, 1951 The suggestion of a linear relationship between these two variables (severity of behaviour disorder and operant rate) with chronic psychotics has been confirmed by King, Armitage and Tilton (1960).…”

The reliability and validity of the minimal social behavior scale and its use as a selection device

“…Comparing the MSBS to a ward behavior rating scale ( 2 ) for 23 of the regressed Ss yields a rho of 32, significant beyond the .01 level and indicating additional external validity. Age alone does not seem associated with regression.…”

“…(2) The scale is administered in a room containing a desk, two chairs, a waste paper basket, and little else. An entire continued treatment ward of 162 chronically regressed neuro-psychiatric patients was selected for evaluation.…”

Deterioration in schizophrenic control groups

“…A l l patients were rated weekly by the charge nurses of the ward using the L.M. Fergus Falls Behaviour Rating Scale (Lucero & Meyer, 1951). This scale was developed as a simple, rapid and reliable assessment of changes in behaviour.…”