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A COMPARISON OF RESPONSE COST AND DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIOR TO REDUCE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN A PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM
Author(s) -
Conyers Carole,
Miltenberger Raymond,
Maki Amber,
Barenz Rebecca,
Jurgens Mandy,
Sailer Angela,
Haugen Meredith,
Kopp Brandon
Publication year - 2004
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.2004.37-411
Subject(s) - reinforcement , differential reinforcement , psychology , token economy , developmental psychology , behavior change , differential (mechanical device) , social psychology , engineering , aerospace engineering
This study investigated the effectiveness of response cost and differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) in reducing the disruptive behaviors of 25 children in a preschool classroom. Using an alternating treatments design, disruptive behavior was reduced when the participants earned tokens for the absence of disruptive behavior (DRO) or lost tokens for the occurrence of disruptive behavior (response cost). Initially, DRO was more successful in reducing the number of disruptive behaviors; however, over time, response cost proved to be more effective.