Parametric analysis of delayed primary and conditioned reinforcers

Yanerys Leon; John C. Borrero; Iser G. DeLeon

doi:10.1002/jaba.311

Parametric analysis of delayed primary and conditioned reinforcers

Yanerys Leon, John C. Borrero, Iser G. DeLeon

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Abstract

We examined the effects of delayed reinforcement on the responding of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Three conditions were evaluated: (a) food reinforcement, (b) token reinforcement with a postsession exchange opportunity, and (c) token reinforcement with a posttrial exchange opportunity. Within each condition, we assessed responding given (a) a no-reinforcement baseline, (b) immediate reinforcement, and (c) delayed reinforcement, in which responses produced a reinforcer after 1 of 6 delays. Results suggest that delayed food produced greater response persistence than did delayed tokens.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	639-655
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.311
State	Published - Sep 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

conditioned reinforcement
delayed reinforcement
signaled delay
token systems

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Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science

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