A COMPARISON OF TWO PAIRING PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH PRAISE AS A REINFORCER | Zendy

Dozier Claudia L. | Zendy; Iwata Brian A. | Zendy; ThomasonSassi Jessica | Zendy; Worsdell April S. | Zendy; Wilson David M. | Zendy

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A COMPARISON OF TWO PAIRING PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH PRAISE AS A REINFORCER

Author(s) -

Dozier Claudia L.,

Iwata Brian A.,

ThomasonSassi Jessica,

Worsdell April S.,

Wilson David M.

Publication year - 2012

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.2012.45-721

Subject(s) - praise , reinforcement , psychology , pairing , stimulus (psychology) , conditioning , developmental psychology , classical conditioning , stimulus control , cognitive psychology , social psychology , audiology , neuroscience , statistics , medicine , mathematics , physics , superconductivity , quantum mechanics , nicotine

Some individuals with intellectual disabilities do not respond to praise as a reinforcer, which may limit their ability to learn. We evaluated 2 procedures (stimulus pairing and response—stimulus pairing), both of which involved pairing previously neutral praise statements with preferred edible items, to determine their usefulness in establishing praise as a reinforcer. Results of Study 1 indicated that stimulus pairing was not effective in conditioning praise as a reinforcer for 3 of 4 subjects; results were inconclusive for the 4th subject. Results of Study 2 indicated that response—stimulus pairing was effective in conditioning praise as a reinforcer for 4 of 8 subjects. After conditioning, praise also increased the occurrence of additional target responses for these 4 subjects.

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