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The effects of reinforcement magnitude on skill acquisition for children with autism
Author(s) -
Paden Amber R.,
Kodak Tiffany
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.239
Subject(s) - reinforcement , magnitude (astronomy) , psychology , autism , preference , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , praise , developmental psychology , audiology , statistics , social psychology , mathematics , medicine , physics , astronomy , economics , economic growth
We examined the effects of reinforcement magnitude on skill acquisition during discrete‐trial training. After conducting a magnitude preference assessment, we compared acquisition during conditions with large and small magnitudes of edible reinforcement to a praise‐only condition. Although all participants showed a preference for the large‐magnitude reinforcer, preference did not predict the magnitude that produced the fastest skill acquisition.