TY - JOUR
T1 - A method for evaluating parameters of reinforcement during parent-child interactions
AU - Borrero, Carrie S.W.
AU - Vollmer, Timothy R.
AU - Borrero, John C.
AU - Bourret, Jason
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by Grant #HD38698 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Department of Children and Families Behavior Analysis Institute. The authors would like to thank Jennifer Asmus and Brian Iwata for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this manuscript.
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - We conducted functional analyses and identified reinforcers for problem behavior for three individuals with developmental disabilities. Based on results of the functional analysis, we evaluated the rate, probability, delay, and duration of reinforcement for problem and appropriate behavior during descriptive parent-child observations. Results showed that parameters of reinforcement, including rate, probability, delay, and duration may interact, and that evaluations of a single reinforcement parameter may be insufficient in describing response allocation. Hence, this study represents a movement toward a method for analyzing reinforcer dimensions, other than rate and probability, in a descriptive analysis.
AB - We conducted functional analyses and identified reinforcers for problem behavior for three individuals with developmental disabilities. Based on results of the functional analysis, we evaluated the rate, probability, delay, and duration of reinforcement for problem and appropriate behavior during descriptive parent-child observations. Results showed that parameters of reinforcement, including rate, probability, delay, and duration may interact, and that evaluations of a single reinforcement parameter may be insufficient in describing response allocation. Hence, this study represents a movement toward a method for analyzing reinforcer dimensions, other than rate and probability, in a descriptive analysis.
KW - Descriptive analysis
KW - Developmental disabilities
KW - Functional analysis
KW - Reinforcement
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 16303585
AN - SCOPUS:27844447718
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 26
SP - 577
EP - 592
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
IS - 6
ER -