Noncontingent Reinforcement: A Further Examination of Schedule Effects during Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Wallace, Michelle D.; Iwata, Brian A.; Hanley, Gregory P.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Roscoe, Eileen M.
Titel	Noncontingent Reinforcement: A Further Examination of Schedule Effects during Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45 (2012) 4, S.709-719 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Positive Reinforcement; Behavior Problems; Comparative Analysis; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Intervals; Aggression; Self Destructive Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung
Abstract	We conducted 2 studies to determine whether dense and thin NCR schedules exert different influences over behavior and whether these influences change as dense schedules are thinned. In Study 1, we observed that thin as well as dense NCR schedules effectively decreased problem behavior exhibited by 3 individuals. In Study 2, we compared the effects of 2 NCR schedules in multielement designs, one with and the other without an extinction (EXT) component, while both schedules were thinned. Problem behavior remained low as the NCR schedule with EXT was thinned, but either (a) did not decrease initially or (b) subsequently increased as the NCR schedule without EXT was thinned. These results suggest that dense schedules of NCR decrease behavior by altering its motivating operation but that extinction occurs as the NCR schedule is thinned. The benefits and limitations of using dense or thin NCR schedules are discussed. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10