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Single-subject reversal designs were used in teaching elderly nursing-home residents to change dependency behavior and to reacquire and maintain self-feeding skills. A reversal strategy was used in which the treatment consisted of continuous immediate reinforcement made contingent upon the occurrence of self-feeding responses. Fast control of self-feeding was obtained. The results are discussed in light of environmentally-based explanations of aging-related deterioration, the environmental characteristics of nursing-home settings, and the need for training nursing-home personnel in behavior management skills.
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