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USING DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT TO DECREASE ACADEMIC RESPONSE LATENCIES OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
Author(s) -
Heinicke Megan R,
Carr James E,
Mozzoni Michael P,
Roane Henry
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.42-861
Subject(s) - reinforcement , token economy , psychology , differential reinforcement , latency (audio) , contingency , replicate , contingency management , developmental psychology , security token , differential effects , traumatic brain injury , audiology , clinical psychology , neuroscience , psychiatry , social psychology , medicine , statistics , intervention (counseling) , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , computer security , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering
The present study investigated the effects of contingency‐specifying rules and a token economy to decrease the latency to comply with academic instructions by a 16‐year‐old girl with acquired brain injury. Results showed that treatment was successful in reducing academic response latencies. These results replicate previous research in which differential reinforcement was used to decrease slow responding to academic tasks.