CONTROL OF AN OBSCENE “VERBAL TIC” THROUGH TIMEOUT IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM<sup>1</sup>
Journal of Applied Behavior AnalysisPublished 1 March 1973Open access
Benjamin B. Lahey, M. Patrick McNees, Margaret C. McNees
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Abstract
A classroom teacher modified the behavior of a 10-yr-old student who had a high rate of obscene vocalizations accompanied by facial twitches. In the first phase, the subject was instructed to repeat rapidly the most frequent obscene word in four daily 15-min sessions. This procedure reduced the frequency of obscene vocalizations, but not to an acceptable level. Subsequently, the teacher was able effectively to control the target behavior using a timeout procedure.
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