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ERIC Number: ED664135
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 322
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3427-1948-3
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Resurgence of Compound Academic Responding Under Free Operant Procedures by Graduate Students
Daniel Schmidt
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Six experiments were conducted with graduate students to assess resurgence of compound (i.e., multi-step) academic responding under free operant procedures. Participants learned two different interobserver agreement (IOA) methods -- compound behaviors -- through instructional phases before beginning the experimental phases. Each experiment included three experimental phases: Phase 1 involved reinforcement of the scored IOA method (target behavior); Phase 2 involved reinforcement of the unscored IOA method (alternative behavior); and Phase 3 was a resurgence test phase where all responses were placed on extinction. Each phase was repeated twice, totaling six phases per experiment to observe for repeated resurgence effects. In Experiment 1, rates of reinforcement were held constant on a variable-ratio schedule for the target and alternative behaviors. Denser schedules of target and alternative reinforcement were examined in Experiments 2 and 3, respectively. The effects of stimulus context changes were assessed in Experiments 4-6 under the same reinforcement parameters as Experiment 1. In Experiments 5 and 6, ABA and ABB stimulus context changes were implemented and compared to the results from Experiments 1 and 4. Resurgence occurred in 18 out of 24 opportunities during Experiments 1-3 for Participants 1-4, and in 7 out of 12 opportunities during Experiments 4-6 for Participants 5 and 6. Repeated resurgence was observed in 7 out of 12 opportunities for Participants 1-4 and 2 out of 6 opportunities for Participants 5 and 6. The overall results suggest that resurgence of compound academic behaviors is influenced by environmental variables consistent with resurgence of challenging behaviors. However, additional controlling variables of resurgence specific to human responding, limitations, and implications for future research from the current study are also addressed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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