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J Appl Behav Anal. 1969 Fall; 2(3): 159–170.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1969.2-159.
PMCID: PMC1311059
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Oppositional children: a quest for parental reinforcement control1
Robert G. Wahler
University of Tennessee
1This study was supported in part by research grant MH 13914-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health. Thanks are due to Michael Thomas, Larry Ventis, Norman Teeter, and Aaron Botbyl for their service as observers in this study. Reprints may be obtained from the author, Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37961.
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Abstract
The present study attempted to examine changes in parental reinforcement value as a function of parental use of timeout and differential attention. Subjects were two children classified by their parents as highly oppositional to parental requests or commands. Results showed that the children's oppositional behavior varied predictably with the presence and absence of parental use of timeout and differential attention. As expected, parental reinforcement value for the children was higher during treatment periods than during baseline periods.
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  • Hawkins RP, Peterson RF, Schweid E, Bijou SW. Behavior therapy in the home: amelioration of problem parent-child relations with the parent in a therapeutic role. J Exp Child Psychol. 1966 Sep;4(1):99–107. [PubMed]
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