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PREFERENCE FOR REINFORCERS UNDER VARYING SCHEDULE ARRANGEMENTS: A BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Tustin R. Don
Publication year - 1994
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.1994.27-597
Subject(s) - psychology , preference , reinforcement , behavioral economics , schedule , behavioral analysis , operant conditioning , economic analysis , token economy , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , economics , microeconomics , management , agricultural economics
The field of behavioral economics combines concepts from economics and operant conditioning to examine the influence of schedules or price on preference for reinforcers. Three case studies are reported in which behavioral economic analyses were used to assess relative preference for reinforcers shown by people with intellectual disabilities when schedule requirements varied. The studies examined (a) preference for different reinforcers, (b) substitutability of reinforcers, and (c) changes in preference as a function of schedule requirements.