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- Title
The effects of noncontingent reinforcement on task disengagement following failure of differential reinforcement treatment.
- Authors
O'Brien, Matthew J.; Romani, Patrick W.; Berg, Wendy K.; Wacker, David P.
- Abstract
Following the failure of applications of differential reinforcement (DR), the effects of reinforcement delivered noncontingently (NCR) on task disengagement and task completion were evaluated within reversal designs for three children with autism spectrum disorder. In Experiment 1, we compared DR and NCR schedules that combined positive and negative reinforcement. In Experiment 2, we replicated the results of Experiment 1 and then evaluated NCR schedules composed solely of negative reinforcement and NCR schedules that combined negative reinforcement with high‐or low‐preferred stimuli. In Experiment 3, we further analyzed NCR schedules that included different types and qualities of positive reinforcement, but without the inclusion of negative reinforcement. The results showed that NCR schedules using positive reinforcers can be effective as a treatment for task disengagement, but the type and preference of the reinforcer can alter effectiveness. These results are interpreted in terms of the motivating operations associated with task disengagement.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of autism; BEHAVIORAL research; TASK performance; REINFORCEMENT (Psychology); TREATMENT failure; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2023, Vol 38, Issue 1, p62
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1916