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ACQUISITION OF CUP DRINKING USING PREVIOUSLY REFUSED FOODS AS POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
Author(s) -
Kelley Michael E.,
Piazza Cathleen C.,
Fisher Wayne W.,
Oberdorff Amanda J.
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.2003.36-89
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , extinction (optical mineralogy) , developmental psychology , social psychology , chemistry , mineralogy
We used previously refused foods as positive and negative reinforcement in the acquisition of cup drinking. Cup drinking increased with positive and negative reinforcement, both alone and in combination (without escape extinction), indicating that treatment of food refusal can establish some foods as appetitive stimuli whereas others remain aversive.