The use of an escape contingency and a token economy to increase food acceptance

Sung Woo Kahng; James H. Boscoe; Shannon Byrne

doi:10.1901/jaba.2003.36-349

The use of an escape contingency and a token economy to increase food acceptance

Sung Woo Kahng, James H. Boscoe, Shannon Byrne

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Escape (termination of a meal) and token-based differential reinforcement of alternative behavior were used as reinforcement to increase acceptance of food. Using a changing criterion design, the number of bites accepted and consumed was gradually increased to 15 bites per meal. These data suggest that, in some cases, escape may be a potent reinforcer for food acceptance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-353
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of applied behavior analysis
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2003.36-349
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Escape
Food acceptance
Food refusal
Negative reinforcement

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Philosophy
Applied Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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