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A DEPOSIT CONTRACT METHOD TO DELIVER ABSTINENCE REINFORCEMENT FOR CIGARETTE SMOKING
2008 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 41; n. 4; p. 609-615; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 2008
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 41; n. 4; p. 609-615; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JABA; análise do comportamento
Autores
- Jesse Dallery
- Steven Meredith
- Irene M. Glenn
Resumo
Eight smokers were randomly assigned to a deposit contract ($50.00) or to a no‐deposit group. Using a reversal design, participants could recoup their deposit (deposit group) or earn vouchers (no‐deposit group) for smoking reductions and abstinence (breath carbon monoxide [CO] ≤ 4 parts per million) during treatment phases. Treatment was delivered via a novel Internet‐based method to monitor smoking status. Although equivalent decreases in breath CO and abstinence were observed during treatment in both groups, $178.50 in vouchers were distributed to participants in the no‐deposit group, whereas a small surplus remained in the deposit group. A deposit contract method may represent a cost‐effective model to deliver abstinence reinforcement for cigarette smoking.