Varying Reinforcer Dimensions during Differential Reinforcement without Extinction: A Translational Model

Autor/inn/en	Iannaccone, Julia A.; Jessel, Joshua
Titel	Varying Reinforcer Dimensions during Differential Reinforcement without Extinction: A Translational Model
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 56 (2023) 2, S.470-482 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1002/jaba.973
Schlagwörter	Reinforcement; Behavior Modification; Learning Processes; College Students; Behavior Problems; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Positive Verstärkung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Collegestudent
Abstract	Procedural arrangements of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction often involve presenting the same reinforcers for problem behavior and appropriate behavior, which is typically ineffective at reducing problem behavior and increasing an alternative response. However, manipulating reinforcement dimensions such that the contingencies favor the alternative response may improve treatment outcomes when using differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction by increasing appropriate behavior and reducing problem behavior. We conducted this translational study with 32 college students completing a button-pressing task on a computer program in which they could engage in analogs to problem behavior and appropriate behavior. The effects of manipulating magnitude, immediacy, quality, and a combination of all three dimensions for the alternative response were evaluated. Overall, all dimension manipulations reduced the analog to problem behavior, with the largest reductions observed during the quality probe and the probe with all dimensions combined. These results support the notion that differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction can be an effective form of treatment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01