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标题：THE ROLE OF NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IN INFANT CAREGIVING: AN EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION
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作者：Rachel H Thompson ; Jennifer L Bruzek ; Nicole M Cotnoir-Bichelman 等
期刊名称：Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
印刷版ISSN：0021-8855
电子版ISSN：1938-3703
出版年度：2011
卷号：44
期号：2
页码：295-304
DOI：10.1901/jaba.2011.44-295
语种：English
出版社：University of Kansas - Dept Human Development
摘要：We observed 11 undergraduates in an experiment designed to simulate infant caregiving. In negative reinforcement conditions experienced by all participants, a targeted caregiving response (e.g., rocking a baby doll) produced escape from, and avoidance of, a recorded infant cry. Nine participants' caregiving was shown to be controlled by this negative reinforcement contingency. Nine participants experienced an extinction condition that consisted of an inescapable cry, and the previously reinforced caregiving responses of 2 of these participants were resistant to extinction. For both of these participants, the previously reinforced response was eliminated when an alternative form of caregiving was reinforced. These results highlight the role of negative reinforcement in infant caregiving and suggest the need for additional research on the effects of crying on caregivers as well as the development of effective strategies for minimizing infant crying.
关键词：caregiving; colic; crying; extinction; infants; negative reinforcement