Journal article
A Brief Experimental Analysis of Reinforcer and Response Dimensions Related to Self-Control in an Outpatient Clinic
Journal of Behavioral Education, Vol.19(4), pp.257-272
12/2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-010-9113-6
Abstract
We conducted an assessment of self-control and impulsivity with 9 children referred to an outpatient clinic for impulsive, inattentive, and hyperactive behaviors. Each condition of the assessment consisted of a choice between 2 concurrently presented math or writing tasks, with 1 alternative reflecting impulsive responding and 1 alternative reflecting self-control. For the participants who demonstrated impulsive responding in 1 of 2 baseline conditions, we systematically varied reinforcer quality, delay to reinforcement, and response effort to evaluate the effects of these dimensions on the participants’ choices. Results of the assessment revealed that 3 participants displayed self-control responding, and 6 participants displayed impulsive responding during baseline conditions. Of the participants who displayed initial impulsivity, all showed self-control when 1 or more response or reinforcement dimensions were modified to bias responding within a brief multielement design. Results provide a unique application of concurrent schedules for conducting a brief assessment of impulsive responding in an outpatient clinical setting.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Brief Experimental Analysis of Reinforcer and Response Dimensions Related to Self-Control in an Outpatient Clinic
- Creators
- Terry Falcomata - The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station/D5300 Austin TX 78712 USALinda Cooper-Brown - The University of Iowa Iowa City IA USADavid Wacker - The University of Iowa Iowa City IA USAAndrew Gardner - Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ USAEric Boelter - Seattle Children’s Hospital Seattle WA USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Behavioral Education, Vol.19(4), pp.257-272
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10864-010-9113-6
- ISSN
- 1053-0819
- eISSN
- 1573-3513
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2010
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Pediatric Psychology
- Record Identifier
- 9983993484702771
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