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Using token reinforcement to increase walking for adults with intellectual disabilities
Author(s) -
Krentz Haley,
Miltenberger Raymond,
Valbuena Diego
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.326
Subject(s) - reinforcement , token economy , security token , psychology , intellectual disability , multiple baseline design , preference , developmental psychology , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , social psychology , medicine , computer security , computer science , economics , microeconomics , intervention (counseling)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of token reinforcement, using an ABAB reversal design, for increasing distance walked for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities at an adult day‐training center. Five participants earned tokens for walking 50‐m laps and exchanged tokens for back‐up reinforcers that had been identified through preference assessments. Token reinforcement resulted in a substantial increase from baseline in laps walked for 4 participants.