Accumulated and distributed response–reinforcer arrangements during the treatment of escape‐maintained problem behavior

Autor: Trang Doan, Alyssa B. Fisher, Michelle A. Frank-Crawford, John C. Borrero, Eli T. Newcomb, Griffin W. Rooker
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 54:1566-1585
ISSN: 1938-3703
0021-8855
DOI: 10.1002/jaba.870
Popis: Contingent positive reinforcement has proven more effective in treating escape-maintained problem behavior than contingent negative reinforcement, particularly when problem behavior continues to produce escape. However, this research has overwhelmingly used distributed-reinforcement arrangements, where tasks and reinforcer access are interspersed throughout the work period. An alternative to interspersal involves allowing the individual to accumulate and then receive a larger quantity of reinforcement once work requirements are completed; this is known as an accumulated-reinforcement arrangement. The current study examined the efficacy of, and preference for positive (food) and negative (break) reinforcement contingencies delivered in accumulated and distributed arrangements in the treatment of escape-maintained problem behavior. In Experiment 1, accumulated break was preferred for 4 of 5 participants and accumulated food was preferred for 3 of 5. In Experiment 2, accumulated break was similarly effective to distributed break for 3 of 5 participants and accumulated and distributed food were equally effective for 4 participants.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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