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Language preference and reinforcing efficacy of praise in bilingual children with disabilities
Author(s) -
Clay Casey J.,
Bloom Sarah E.,
Slocum Timothy A.,
Samaha Andrew L.,
Callard Chase H.
Publication year - 2019
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.609
Subject(s) - praise , psychology , reinforcement , preference , developmental psychology , social psychology , cognitive psychology , statistics , mathematics
We conducted a stimulus preference assessment to identify preference for praise delivered in English versus Spanish for bilingual students. Next, a concurrent‐operant reinforcer assessment was used to evaluate the reinforcer efficacy of praise in each language. Participants showed limited to no preference for one language over another. One participant showed a slight preference for Spanish praise and Spanish praise functioned as a slightly more potent reinforcer. If a participant did not prefer a specific language of praise (i.e., undifferentiated preference or equal percentage of approaches), both languages were considered to be similarly reinforcing.