Using Progressive Ratio Schedules to Evaluate Edible, Leisure, and Token Reinforcement
Description:
The general purpose of the current study was to evaluate the potency of different categories of reinforcers with young children diagnosed with developmental delays. The participants were two boys and one girl who were between the ages of seven and eight. In Phase 1, we evaluated the reinforcing potency of tokens, edible items, and leisure items by using a progressive ratio (PR) schedule. For two participants, we found that tokens resulted in the highest PR break points. For one participant, edi…
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Date:
May 2013
Creator:
Russell, Danielle M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries