Open AccessThe Use of Contingency-Based Procedures to Promote Tolerance of Schedule Thinning for Hypothesized Multiply Maintained Problem Behavior
Author(s) -
Karla A. Zabala,
Kara Wunderlich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
behavior analysis in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2196-8934
pISSN - 1998-1929
DOI - 10.1007/s40617-021-00646-9
Subject(s) - contingency , thinning , contingency management , schedule , reinforcement , task (project management) , psychology , applied behavior analysis , computer science , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , engineering , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , systems engineering , autism , biology , intervention (counseling) , operating system
Contingency-based procedures have been found to be effective in facilitating delays to reinforcement for escape-maintained behavior within research and clinical contexts. Few studies have evaluated the use of these procedures for multiply maintained problem behavior. A contingency-based procedure was conducted with two participants to evaluate the effectiveness this procedure had on increasing tolerance to schedule thinning for problem behavior that was hypothesized to be multiply controlled. Results suggested that the procedure was effective at facilitating tolerance for a delay for both participants after switching to a lower effort task.