Document Type
Dissertation
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
PhD in Behavior Analysis
Dissertation Defense Date
2022
First Advisor
Bourret, Jason C.
Second Advisor
Thompson, Rachel H.
First Committee Member
Bourret, Jason C.
Second Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel H.
Additional Committee Member(s)
Pinkston, Jonathan; Roscoe, Eileen
Abstract
"Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) without extinction is an effective intervention for reducing problem behavior maintained by socially mediated reinforcement, particularly when implementing dense schedules of reinforcement for appropriate behavior. Thinning schedules of reinforcement for an alternative response may result in resurgence of problem behavior. Resurgence may be of particular concern in the treatment of problem behavior without extinction because problem behavior that resurges is also likely to encounter reinforcement and thus can be expected to maintain. In the present investigation, we compared the effectiveness of single and concurrent DRA schedules on decreasing the probability of resurgence when problem behavior continues to produce reinforcement throughout all phases of the evaluation. Concurrent DRA schedules reduced or eliminated the likelihood of resurgence during a treatment challenge compared to a single DRA schedule."
Recommended Citation
Fleck, Chelsea Rose, "Concurrent schedules of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior in the treatment of problem behavior without extinction" (2022). Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences. 16.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/casdissertations/16
