Anna State Hospital.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1969 Spring;2(1):23-9. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1969.2-23.
An attempt was made to increase the frequency with which chronic schizophrenic patients suggested feasible improvements in their treatment. A response priming procedure was devised that was comparable to a previously developed reinforcer exposure procedure. The patients were required to attend a structured meeting during which they were prompted to make suggestions. This priming procedure was compared with the more usual procedure of "welcoming" attendance and suggestions. It was found that more suggestions were made when attendance was required, rather than optional. This increase occurred during a group as well as a private meeting. An attempt was then made to analyze the probable reinforcer for the suggestions by experimentally varying the percentage of suggestions followed. Different staff members served as the discriminative stimuli within a multiple schedule. It was found that the number of suggestions was a direct function of the percentage followed. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the priming procedure as an adjunct to reinforcement procedures for increasing desired behaviors of mental patients. Few suggestions were made when reinforcement or priming were used alone.
尝试增加慢性精神分裂症患者提出可行的治疗改进建议的频率。设计了一种反应启动程序，与之前开发的强化暴露程序相当。要求患者参加一个结构化的会议，在会议期间提示他们提出建议。将这种启动程序与更常见的“欢迎”参加和提出建议的程序进行了比较。结果发现，当要求参加而不是可选时，会提出更多的建议。这种增加发生在小组会议和私人会议中。然后，通过实验改变建议的后续百分比，尝试分析建议的可能强化物。不同的工作人员在多个时间表内担任鉴别刺激。结果发现，建议的数量与后续百分比直接相关。这些结果表明，启动程序作为强化程序的辅助手段，对于增加精神病人的期望行为是有效的。单独使用强化或启动时，建议很少。
