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FURTHER EVALUATION OF REINFORCER MAGNITUDE EFFECTS IN NONCONTINGENT SCHEDULES
Author(s) -
Ecott Cheryl L.,
Foate Beth Ann L.,
Taylor Benjamin,
Critchfield Thomas S.
Publication year - 1999
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.1999.32-529
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , magnitude (astronomy) , developmental psychology , audiology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , medicine , physics , astronomy
We closely replicated the procedures of a previous study that showed a positive relationship between reinforcer magnitude and the response‐rate‐reducing effects of noncontingent schedules (NCS). NCS reduced response rates, as expected, but the NCS‐magnitude effect was not reproduced, illuminating possible weaknesses of current arbitrary‐response procedures and suggesting avenues for future research.