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RESPONSE‐RESTRICTION ANALYSIS: II. ALTERATION OF ACTIVITY PREFERENCES
Author(s) -
Hanley Gregory P.,
Iwata Brian A.,
Roscoe Eileen M.,
Thompson Rachel H.,
Lindberg Jana S.
Publication year - 2003
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.2003.36-59
Subject(s) - psychology , reinforcement , variety (cybernetics) , contingency management , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , contingency , clinical psychology , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
We used response‐restriction (RR) assessments to identify the preferences of 7 individuals with mental retardation for a variety of vocational and leisure activities. We subsequently increased their engagement in nonpreferred activities using several procedures: response restriction per se versus a Premack‐type contingency (Study 1), supplemental reinforcement for engagement in target activities (Study 2), and noncontingent pairing of reinforcers with nonpreferred activities (Study 3). Results indicated that preferences are not immutable and can be altered through a variety of relatively benign interventions and that the results of RR assessments may be helpful in determining which types of procedures may be most effective on an individual basis.