Effects of choice opportunities between activities with high- and low-reinforcement values on self-control behavior in children with typical development: a pilot study
| Autor: | Fernanda Castanho Calixto, Giovana Escobal, Celso Goyos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Behavior Analysis. 16:312-321 |
| ISSN: | 2377-729X 1502-1149 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15021149.2015.1093795 |
| Popis: | Self-control is evident in the choice of a delayed consequence with greater magnitude over an immediate one of lesser import. Impulsivity opts for the reverse, i.e., immediate gratification. Two studies were conducted of the enhancement of self-control behavior in a 5-year-old boy with typical development. The objective of the first study was to train the participant to choose between consequences based on their comparative magnitudes and delays. The initial study involved three training phases: simple discrimination, reinforcement magnitude, and delayed reinforcement. In the first study, the participant chose the delayed consequence of greater magnitude 90% of the time. Following the first study, the participant took part in a second. Its objective was to examine the effect on self-control responses of providing choices between high- and low-preference activities. The second study comprised four phases: abrupt increase in reinforcement delay (AIRD), choice opportunity with high-preference activit... |
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