Reinforcer value moderates response magnitude and persistence during extinction: A randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Extinction bursts, or temporary increases in rates and intensities of behavior during extinction, can preclude the inclusion of extinction in intervention packages meant to suppress severe challenging behavior. To identify underlying behavioral mechanisms responsible for response persistence and bursting, 69 adults with developmental disabilities completed a low-stakes translational investigation employing a 2 × 2 factorial, crossed, and randomized matched blocks design, with batched randomization logic. In each of the four test groups, we made distinct antecedent manipulations with two value parameters commonly studied through behavioral economics (i.e., demand intensity, P_max) and evaluated the extent to which each of these manipulations influenced target responding during ext

SUBMITTER: Lambert JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature