An Examination of the Effectiveness of Instructional Training and Response Cost Procedures in Controlling the Inappropriate Behaviour of Male Schizophrenic Patients
Abstract:The effectiveness of instructional training and response cost procedures in reducing the frequency of performance of a range of inappropriate behaviours in a group of nine long-term schizophrenic patients was examined in three distinct settings. Instructional training was found to be generally effective in controlling inappropriate behaviour. The effects of a combined instructional training and response cost procedure in further reducing the level of performance of inappropriate behaviour were confined to a sm… Show more
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