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ERIC Number: EJ1432291
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Comparison of Synchronous Reinforcement and Accumulated Reinforcement for Increasing On-Task Behavior in Preschoolers
Sara C. Diaz de Villegas; Claudia L. Dozier; Ky C. Kanaman; Stacha C. Leslie; Marissa E. Kamlowsky
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v57 n3 p725-741 2024
In synchronous-reinforcement schedules, the duration of behavior directly controls the duration of reinforcement on a moment-to-moment basis. We replicated and extended Diaz de Villegas et al. (2020) by comparing the effects of synchronous reinforcement with two accumulated-reinforcement schedules for increasing on-task behavior for seven preschoolers. One accumulated schedule was the same as the one used in Diaz de Villegas et al. and did not include tokens, whereas the other accumulated schedule included the delivery of tokens within session. Furthermore, we assessed preference for the three reinforcement schedules. The results showed that synchronous reinforcement was effective for increasing on-task behavior for all seven participants. Furthermore, it was most effective for increasing on-task behavior for three out of seven participants and preferred by all participants. For some participants, other schedules were also similarly effective. The results are discussed with respect to implications for application.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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