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Reinforcer choice as an antecedent versus consequence
Author(s) -
Peterson Charles,
Lerman Dorothea C.,
Nissen Melissa A.
Publication year - 2016
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.284
Subject(s) - antecedent (behavioral psychology) , reinforcement , psychology , task (project management) , preference , autism , session (web analytics) , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , management , world wide web , computer science , economics , microeconomics
Four children with autism received opportunities to choose among several preferred stimuli either immediately before or after task responding. The response requirement for reinforcement systematically increased within each session. Two children engaged in higher levels of responding when reinforcement choice was provided as an antecedent to task completion, and 3 of the 4 children showed a preference for the antecedent choice condition.