Examining the generality of children's preference for contingent reinforcement via extension to different responses, reinforcers, and schedules

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-409

  Luczynski, Kevin C ^a   Hanley, Gregory P ^a  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent chains arrangement; Contingency strength; Contingent reinforcement; Intermittent reinforcement; Noncontingent reinforcement; Preference assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79960073996     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-397     Document Type: Article

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