A single subject design with one replication was used to assess the effects of self-monitoring and self-delivered reward with retarded children. Results indicate that the two boys who served as subjects were highly responsive to self-management procedures. On-task behavior improved for both subjects during self-monitoring of study behavior. This effect was short-lived, however, and not as dramatic as the changes found with self-delivered reward procedures.
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