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Effects of response independent delivery of preferred items and the high‐probability instructional sequence on compliance
Author(s) -
Lipschultz Joshua,
Wilder David A.,
Enderli Amy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1474
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , preference , reinforcement , psychology , sequence (biology) , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , biochemistry
The use of the high‐probability (high‐ p ) instructional sequence to increase compliance, which includes issuing a series of instructions with which a participant is likely to comply immediately before issuing a low‐probability instruction, has received mixed support in the literature. Previous research has suggested that the delivery of response independent reinforcement may be as effective to increase compliance, at least for some types of instructions. In this study, we examined the effects of response independent reinforcement and the high‐ p sequence on compliance with two types of instructions with two young children. Results show that neither procedure was effective for increasing compliance for either type of instruction; however, contingent access to a high preference item increased compliance. Results are discussed in terms of the conditions under which response independent delivery of high‐preference items and the high‐ p instructional sequence might be effective to increase compliance.