In:
Behavior Modification, SAGE Publications, Vol. 7, No. 2 ( 1983-04), p. 225-242
Abstract:
The behavior of uncooperative young boys during restorative dental treatment was examined in a multiple baseline design across the subjects. During baseline, the boys received standard dental treatment and noncontingent rewards at the end of each visit. Three of the boys then observed and were observed by a peer during treatment; two boys were only observed by a peer during treatment. Measures of uncooperative behavior, heart rate, frontalis EMG, and dentist-dental assistant ratings of anxiety and cooperation were recorded. All boys exhibited a substantial decrease in uncooperative behavior during the observation visits. Heart rate either decreased or remained at baseline levels, while EMG showed no consistent effect. Anxiety and cooperation ratings demonstrated either improvement or maintenance at low baseline levels.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0145-4455
,
1552-4167
DOI:
10.1177/01454455830072007
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1983
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2021480-7
SSG:
5,2
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