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Reinforcer rate effects and behavioral momentum in individuals with developmental disabilities

dc.contributor.authorDube, William V.
dc.contributor.authorMcIlvane, William J.
dc.contributor.authorMazzitelli, Kim
dc.contributor.authorMcNamara, Bethany
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:53.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:23:20Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:23:20Z
dc.date.issued2003-02-05
dc.date.submitted2011-07-08
dc.identifier.citationAm J Ment Retard. 2003 Mar;108(2):134-43. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<0134:RREABM>2.0.CO;2">Link to article on publisher's website</a>
dc.identifier.issn0895-8017 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<0134:RREABM>2.0.CO;2
dc.identifier.pmid12564945
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/48936
dc.description.abstractBehavioral momentum theory states that behavioral resistance to change is positively related to reinforcer rate and independent of response rate under most circumstances. We examined behavioral momentum in humans with developmental disabilities. The experimental procedures were implemented as a computer game. Different rates of positive reinforcement were programmed in two alternating components signaled by distinctive cues. For 10 participants who successfully completed testing, resistance to disruption by an alternate source of reinforcement was greater in the component with the higher reinforcer rate, although the magnitude of the difference varied among individuals. These results confirm reinforcer rate effects consistent with behavioral momentum under laboratory conditions and with the largest number of human beings with developmental disabilities studied to date.
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108%3C0134:RREABM%3E2.0.CO;2
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectBehavior Therapy
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectMental Retardation
dc.subject*Reinforcement (Psychology)
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectNeuroscience and Neurobiology
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.titleReinforcer rate effects and behavioral momentum in individuals with developmental disabilities
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleAmerican journal of mental retardation : AJMR
dc.source.volume108
dc.source.issue2
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/shriver_pp/16
dc.identifier.contextkey2092319
html.description.abstract<p>Behavioral momentum theory states that behavioral resistance to change is positively related to reinforcer rate and independent of response rate under most circumstances. We examined behavioral momentum in humans with developmental disabilities. The experimental procedures were implemented as a computer game. Different rates of positive reinforcement were programmed in two alternating components signaled by distinctive cues. For 10 participants who successfully completed testing, resistance to disruption by an alternate source of reinforcement was greater in the component with the higher reinforcer rate, although the magnitude of the difference varied among individuals. These results confirm reinforcer rate effects consistent with behavioral momentum under laboratory conditions and with the largest number of human beings with developmental disabilities studied to date.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathshriver_pp/16
dc.contributor.departmentShriver Center
dc.source.pages134-43


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