Decreasing noncompliance in a severely multihandicapped child
Psychology in the Schools
Volume 23, January 1986
DECREASING NONCOMPLIANCE IN
A SEVERELY MULTIHANDICAPPED CHILD'
SHARON FAITH SCHOEN
La Salle University
The noncompliant behavior of a severely multihandicapped 6-year-old boy was
modified through systematic manipulations of an instructional antecedent. Respond-
ing to teacher requests within 5 seconds was measured under three conditions: decreased
rate of commands, incre
