Mace F C, Page T J, Ivancic M T, O'Brien S
J Appl Behav Anal. 1986 Spring;19(1):79-86. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1986.19-79.
We evaluated a commonly used component of brief time-out, in which release from time-out is delayed contingent on the occurrence of disruption. Data were collected for one normal and two mentally retarded children on time-out-producing behaviors (aggression and disruption) as well as delay-producing behaviors during time-out (loud vocalizations, out-of-chair, aggression, and disruption). The results of a combination ABAC reversal and multiple-baseline design indicated that, under the conditions used in this investigation, both delay and no delay variations were effective in reducing the frequency of the target behaviors. Implications for the use of time-out to reduce aberrant behaviors are discussed.
我们评估了短时间隔离这一常用组成部分，其中从隔离中释放取决于干扰行为的出现而被延迟。收集了一名正常儿童和两名智力障碍儿童关于产生隔离的行为（攻击和干扰）以及隔离期间产生延迟的行为（大声喧哗、离开座位、攻击和干扰）的数据。ABAC反转和多基线设计相结合的结果表明，在本研究使用的条件下，延迟和无延迟两种情况在减少目标行为频率方面均有效。讨论了使用隔离来减少异常行为的意义。
