The use of operant procedures to develop ambulation in a wheelchair confined male

<p>Studies have shown that operant procedures can be successfully used in physical rehabilitation. This study was an attempt to develop standing and walking behaviors in a 47-year old male who was confined to a wheelchair. A multiple baseline design across settings was used to demonstrate the effects of verbal, physical and edible reinforcers on three sub-behaviors of standing. The first two sub-behaviors were trained and training had begun on the third sub-behavior when the study was abruptly terminated. Thus, no training sessions for walking took place.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.available

1977

Author dc:creator

• Shook, Burton E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Martin T. Gipson

• Operant conditioning
• People with disabilities Rehabilitation
• Reinforcement (Psychology)
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1931

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2930