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Effects of reinforcer magnitude and distribution on preference for work schedules

Author(s) -

WardHorner John C.,

Pittenger Alexis,

Pace Gary,

Fienup Daniel M.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of applied behavior analysis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1

H-Index - 76

eISSN - 1938-3703

pISSN - 0021-8855

DOI - 10.1002/jaba.133

Subject(s) - reinforcement , preference , magnitude (astronomy) , psychology , work (physics) , developmental psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , physics , astronomy , mechanical engineering , engineering

When the overall magnitude of reinforcement is matched between 2 alternative work schedules, some students prefer to complete all of their work for continuous access to a reinforcer (continuous work) rather than distributed access to a reinforcer while they work (discontinuous work). We evaluated a student's preference for continuous work by manipulating the overall magnitude of reinforcement associated with continuous work. Preference for continuous work persisted despite a 20% decrease in reinforcer magnitude; however, a 40% decrease in reinforcer magnitude produced a shift in preference to discontinuous work.

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