THE DIFFERENTIAL-EFFECTS OF TEACHER AND PEER ATTENTION ON THE DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM-BEHAVIOR OF 3 CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
J. Northup et al., THE DIFFERENTIAL-EFFECTS OF TEACHER AND PEER ATTENTION ON THE DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM-BEHAVIOR OF 3 CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 28(2), 1995, pp. 227-228
We conducted functional analyses of classroom disruption during contin
gent teacher and peer attention conditions for 3 children with attenti
on deficit hyperactivity disorder. Attention provided by peer confeder
ates appeared to function as a distinct form of positive reinforcement
for all 3 children.