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J Appl Behav Anal. 1982 Summer; 15(2): 205–216. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-205. | PMCID: PMC1308265 |
Ritalin vs. response cost in the control of hyperactive children: a within-subject comparison. M D Rapport, H A Murphy, and J S Bailey Abstract A within-subject comparison was made of the effects of methylphenidate (Ritalin) and response cost in reducing the off-task behavior of two boys, 7 and 8 years of age, who had been diagnosed as having an attentional deficit disorder with hyperactivity, Several dosages of Ritalin (5 to 20 mg/day) were evaluated with the results indicating varying effects of the drug for both children. Response cost (with free-time as the reinforcer) was superior to Ritalin in raising levels of on-task behavior and in improving academic performance. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (1.7M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. - Ayllon T, Layman D, Kandel HJ. A behavioral-educational alternative to drug control of hyperactive children. J Appl Behav Anal. 1975 Summer;8(2):137–146. [PubMed]
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