Using Programmed Schedules of Reinforcement to Increase the Variability of Reinforcer Delivery in Classroom Assistant-Implemented Variable-Ratio Schedules

IF 2.1 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behavior Analysis in Practice Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI:10.1007/s40617-024-00963-9

Stacy Lauderdale Littin, Robert W. Isenhower, Kimberly N. Sloman, Erica Dashow

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Variable-ratio (VR) schedules of reinforcement can lead to steady response rates and make behavior less resistant to extinction but can be difficult to implement with fidelity. Utilizing a concurrent multiple baseline design across participants, we sought to determine how classroom assistant (CA) delivery of VR schedules followed mean and variability requirements and evaluated the effects of programmed schedules of reinforcement on the implementation of VR schedules. Results suggest that the use of programmed schedules of reinforcement led CAs to increase the variability of reinforcer delivery and remain closer to the desired mean. Programmed schedules of reinforcement increase the variability in classroom assistant-implemented VR schedules. Programmed schedules of reinforcement assist classroom assistants in remaining close to the intended mean of the VR schedule. Programmed schedules of reinforcement are cost-effective and easy to provide for classroom assistants in the classroom. The descriptive statistic range can be used to characterize the variability of reinforcement schedules.

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在课堂助教实施的可变比例计划中，使用程序化强化计划来增加强化剂发放的可变性

可变比率（VR）强化计划能带来稳定的反应率，并使行为对消退的抵抗力降低，但很难忠实地实施。通过对参与者进行多基线同时设计，我们试图确定课堂助理（CA）如何按照平均值和变异性要求执行 VR 计划，并评估程序化强化计划对执行 VR 计划的影响。结果表明，使用程序化强化计划表可使 CA 增加强化物传递的变异性，并更接近所需的平均值。程序化强化表增加了课堂助理实施自愿回归表的可变性。程序化强化表有助于课堂助理保持接近自愿回归表的预期平均值。程序化强化表具有成本效益，易于在课堂上提供给课堂助理。描述性统计量程可用于描述强化计划的变异性。

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Behavior Analysis in Practice PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Behavior Analysis in Practice, an official journal of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, is a peer-reviewed translational publication designed to provide science-based, best-practice information relevant to service delivery in behavior analysis. The target audience includes front-line service workers and their supervisors, scientist-practitioners, and school personnel. The mission of Behavior Analysis in Practice is to promote empirically validated best practices in an accessible format that describes not only what works, but also the challenges of implementation in practical settings. Types of articles and topics published include empirical reports describing the application and evaluation of behavior-analytic procedures and programs; discussion papers on professional and practice issues; technical articles on methods, data analysis, or instrumentation in the practice of behavior analysis; tutorials on terms, procedures, and theories relevant to best practices in behavior analysis; and critical reviews of books and products that are aimed at practitioners or consumers of behavior analysis.