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RESPONSE REDUCTION THROUGH THE SUPERIMPOSITION OF CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION
1988 · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 21; n. 2; p. 201-206; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1988
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis; v. 21; n. 2; p. 201-206; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JABA; análise do comportamento
Autores
- A. Michael Wylie
- J. A. Grossmann
Resumo
Prior clinical research suggests that superimposition and subsequent removal of a schedule of continuous reinforcement (CRF) may be a viable rate‐decreasing procedure in that an extinction‐like condition is arranged. The arrangement of similar conditions in the laboratory, however, resulted in the quick recovery of baseline rates. Lever‐pressing patterns of eight male rats maintained by different schedules of variable‐ratio and variable‐interval food reinforcement were examined in an A‐B‐A experimental design of CRF food superimposition and removal. Responding was substantially reduced during the superimposition of CRF. Upon removal of the superimposed schedule, responding quickly approached presuperimposition baseline rates.