Using a Lottery to Promote Physical Activity by Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

Autor: Li A; 1Department of Psychology, Wood Hall, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA., Curiel H; 1Department of Psychology, Wood Hall, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA., Ragotzy SP; Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Kalamazoo, MI USA., Poling A; 1Department of Psychology, Wood Hall, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavior analysis in practice [Behav Anal Pract] 2018 Oct 01; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 612-616. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1007/s40617-018-00292-8
Abstrakt: Exercise benefits adults with developmental disabilities. A prior study demonstrated that a treatment package comprising goal setting and fixed-ratio 1 reinforcement for goal attainment substantially increased walking. However, continuous reinforcement delivery may be untenable due to cost and time. In an effort to develop a more practical package intervention, we evaluated a procedure that involved setting goals for steps taken each 6-h school day and a lottery system for awarding prizes for goal completion. Three of the four participants took substantially more steps when the intervention was in effect, and all of them rated it as highly acceptable.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestAnita Li declares she has no conflict of interest. Hugo Curiel declares he has no conflict of interest. Steven Ragotzy declares he has no conflict of interest. Alan Poling declares he has no conflict of interest.
(© Association for Behavior Analysis International 2018.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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