Using computers as contingency managers in self-monitoring interventions: A case study

摘要

A computer program was developed to assist in teaching a child the skills of self-observation and self-recording. The computer served as program manager by setting goals, insuring goal rehearsal by the child, providing feedback, dispensing contingent reinforcement with video games, thinning the schedule of reinforcement, and maintaining records of behavioral change. A reversal experimental design showed that the program was effective in reducing out-of-seat behavior.