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This paper describes a residential training program which is exploring the effectiveness of behavior modification techniques with antisocial behavior. Mildly retarded adolescent boys who frequently engage in antisocial behavior are placed in a controlled environment where reinforcement and punishment are administered systematically in accordance with principles of operant conditioning. Two experiments are reported which pertain to the effectiveness of the techniques being utilized.
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This project is supported by a Mental Health Project Grant (1 R20 MH02270-01) from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and by Murdoch Center, a state institution for the mentally retarded in North Carolina.
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Burchard, J.D. Systematic Socialization: A Programmed Environment for the Habilitation of Antisocial Retardates. Psychol Rec 17, 461–476 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393720
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