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THE BEHAVIORAL IMPACT OF AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SAFETY BELT USE
Author(s) -
Cope John G.,
Moy Sheryl S.,
Grossnickle William F.
Publication year - 1988
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-277
Subject(s) - incentive , baseline (sea) , intervention (counseling) , advertising , psychology , multiple baseline design , behavior change , business , social psychology , political science , psychiatry , economics , law , microeconomics
Safety belt use was observed at one restaurant during McDonald's “Make It Click” promotional campaign. Following baseline, the program was monitored without intervention. During the final 2 weeks of the campaign an incentive strategy was added providing a large soft drink contingent on safety belt use. Safety belt use did not change from baseline levels before the incentive phase. The rate of belt use increased under contingent reward and declined during follow‐up. The effects of a verbal prompt could not be assessed because of the almost nonexistent use of the “Make It Click” stickers throughout the study.