The effects of reinforcement magnitude on functional analysis outcomes |
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Authors: | Volkert Valerie M Lerman Dorothea C Vorndran Christina |
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Affiliation: | Louisiana State University, USA. vvolke1@lsu.edu |
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Abstract: | The duration or magnitude of reinforcement has varied and often appears to have been selected arbitrarily in functional analysis research. Few studies have evaluated the effects of reinforcement magnitude on problem behavior, even though basic findings indicate that this parameter may affect response rates during functional analyses. In the current study, 6 children with autism or developmental disabilities who engaged in severe problem behavior were exposed to three separate functional analyses, each of which varied in reinforcement magnitude. Results of these functional analyses were compared to determine if a particular reinforcement magnitude was associated with the most conclusive outcomes. In most cases, the same conclusion about the functions of problem behavior was drawn regardless of the reinforcement magnitude. |
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Keywords: | autism developmental disabilities functional analysis reinforcement magnitude |
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