Differential Reinforcement to Reduce Disruptive Behaviors in a Blind Boy with a Learning Disability

Abstract

Differential reinforcement of low rates of responding was used to reduce the disruptive behaviors of a blind boy with a learning disability. The number of disruptive behaviors that the boy could not exceed in any given day to earn reinforcements was established. If the subject did not exceed the established criterion, he was given access to reinforcers at the end of the school day. An overall 88 percent reduction was observed in the target behaviors across a 26-day period.