期刊名称:Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Bulletin (EAHB Bulletin)
电子版ISSN:1938-7237
出版年度:2007
卷号:25
出版社:Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior Special Interest Group
摘要:Treatment programs often utilize positive consequences to establish, increase, or maintain behavior. Recently, Dube and McIlvane (2002) examined the sensitivity of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities to differences in the frequency and magnitude of reinforcing consequences. Six individuals were exposed to a concurrent-choice procedure during which each option was associated with a range of schedules differing in reinforcer frequency or magnitude. Data were analyzed in accordance with the generalized matching law (Baum, 1974) and the positive slopes of obtained matching functions indicated sensitivity to the programmed reinforcer disparities.