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A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO INCREASE REUSABLE DINNERWARE SELECTION IN A CAFETERIA
Author(s) -
Manuel Jennifer C.,
Sunseri Mary Anne,
Olson Ryan,
Scolari Miranda
Publication year - 2007
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.2007.143-05
Subject(s) - cafeteria , psychological intervention , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , intervention (counseling) , applied psychology , sample (material) , function (biology) , product (mathematics) , clinical psychology , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , geometry , mathematics , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , psychiatry , evolutionary biology , biology
The current project tested a diagnostic approach to selecting interventions to increase patron selection of reusable dinnerware in a cafeteria. An assessment survey, completed by a sample of 43 patrons, suggested that the primary causes of wasteful behavior were (a) environmental arrangement of dinnerware options and (b) competing motivational variables. A functional relation between environmental arrangement and reusable product selection was demonstrated in a reversal design. However, the largest effect occurred as function of a multicomponent intervention involving environmental arrangement, employee involvement, and personal spoken prompts with motivational signs. The results support the use of informant assessments when designing community interventions.