A Comparison of Two Pairing Procedures to Establish Praise as a Reinforcer

Autor/inn/en	Dozier, Claudia L.; Iwata, Brian A.; Thomason-Sassi, Jessica; Worsdell, April S.; Wilson, David M.
Titel	A Comparison of Two Pairing Procedures to Establish Praise as a Reinforcer
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45 (2012) 4, S.721-735 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Conditioning; Mental Retardation; Positive Reinforcement; Comparative Analysis; Stimuli; Social Reinforcement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Anreizsystem
Abstract	Some individuals with intellectual disabilities do not respond to praise as a reinforcer, which may limit their ability to learn. We evaluated 2 procedures (stimulus pairing and response-stimulus pairing), both of which involved pairing previously neutral praise statements with preferred edible items, to determine their usefulness in establishing praise as a reinforcer. Results of Study 1 indicated that stimulus pairing was not effective in conditioning praise as a reinforcer for 3 of 4 subjects; results were inconclusive for the 4th subject. Results of Study 2 indicated that response-stimulus pairing was effective in conditioning praise as a reinforcer for 4 of 8 subjects. After conditioning, praise also increased the occurrence of additional target responses for these 4 subjects. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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