摘要：A multielement design was used to compare the effects of three treatments on the happiness of 3 individuals with profound multiple disabilities. The conditions were typical programming using materials selected by staff, presentation of preferred materials plus social interaction, and social interaction alone with no materials present. Both the presentation of the preferred items with social interaction and social interaction alone resulted in higher happiness indicators than typical programming. The combination of preferred items and social interactions was somewhat superior to social interaction alone. Full Text The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (67K). Selected References These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. Green CW, Reid DH. Defining, validating, and increasing indices of happiness among people with profound multiple disabilities. J Appl Behav Anal. 1996 Spring; 29 (1):67–78. [ PubMed ] Green CW, Reid DH, White LK, Halford RC, Brittain DP, Gardner SM. Identifying reinforcers for persons with profound handicaps: staff opinion versus systematic assessment of preferences. J Appl Behav Anal. 1988 Spring; 21 (1):31–43. [ PubMed ] Ivancic MT, Barrett GT, Simonow A, Kimberly A. A replication to increase happiness indices among some people with profound multiple disabilities. Res Dev Disabil. 1997 Jan–Feb; 18 (1):79–89. [ PubMed ]
