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USING DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF LOW RATES TO REDUCE CHILDREN'S REQUESTS FOR TEACHER ATTENTION
Author(s) -
Austin Jennifer L.,
Bevan Deborah
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.44-451
Subject(s) - differential reinforcement , psychology , multiple baseline design , reinforcement , schedule , session (web analytics) , set (abstract data type) , baseline (sea) , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , computer science , geology , world wide web , programming language , operating system , oceanography
We evaluated the effectiveness of full‐session differential reinforcement of low rates of behavior (DRL) on 3 primary school children's rates of requesting attention from their teacher. Using baseline rates of responding and teacher recommendations, we set a DRL schedule that was substantially lower than baseline yet still allowed the children access to teacher assistance. The DRL schedule was effective in reducing children's requests for assistance and approval, and the teacher found the intervention highly useful and acceptable. The possible mechanisms that account for behavior change using full‐session DRL schedules are discussed.