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标题：The Effects Of Reinforcement Magnitude On Functional Analysis Outcomes
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作者：Valerie M Volkert ; Dorothea C Lerman ; Christina Vorndran 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：2005
卷号：38
期号：02
页码：147-162
DOI：10.1901/jaba.2005.111-04
出版社：University of Kansas - Dept Human Development
摘要：The duration or magnitude of reinforcement has varied and often appears to have been selected arbitrarily in functional analysis research. Few studies have evaluated the effects of reinforcement magnitude on problem behavior, even though basic findings indicate that this parameter may affect response rates during functional analyses. In the current study, 6 children with autism or developmental disabilities who engaged in severe problem behavior were exposed to three separate functional analyses, each of which varied in reinforcement magnitude. Results of these functional analyses were compared to determine if a particular reinforcement magnitude was associated with the most conclusive outcomes. In most cases, the same conclusion about the functions of problem behavior was drawn regardless of the reinforcement magnitude.
关键词：autism, developmental disabilities, functional analysis, reinforcement magnitude