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The effects of work‐reinforcer schedules on performance and preference in students with autism
Author(s) -
Bukala Magdalena,
Hu Meng Yao,
Lee Ronald,
WardHorner John C.,
Fienup Daniel M.
Publication year - 2015
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.188
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , autism , schedule , preference , session (web analytics) , duration (music) , developmental psychology , social psychology , statistics , computer science , art , mathematics , literature , world wide web , operating system
This study investigated performance under and preference for continuous and discontinuous work‐reinforcer schedules in 3 students who had been diagnosed with autism. Under continuous schedules, participants completed all work and consumed all reinforcers in contiguous units. Under discontinuous schedules, work and reinforcer access were broken up into smaller units. During the alternating‐schedules phase, session duration was shorter in the continuous schedule for 2 participants. During free choice, all 3 participants preferred the continuous work schedule.