Cardinal Strich College Milwaukee.
J Appl Behav Anal. 1984 Fall;17(3):367-80. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1984.17-367.
Many problem situations in applied settings are best conceptualized as choice situations. In addition, applied behavior analysts create choice situations when they reinforce a competing response to decrease inappropriate behavior. When such situations are analyzed using the matching law, variable interval (VI) schedules of reinforcement prove to be a superior intervention strategy regardless of the nature of the schedule maintaining other, less appropriate behavior. This conclusion is robust in that VI schedule superiority is observed in situations in which choice behavior is highly biased or shows pronounced undermatching as well as those in which the matching law holds precisely. Our analysis demonstrates the potential practical value of mathematical descriptions of behavior.
许多应用情境中的问题情况最好被视为选择情况。此外,当应用行为分析师强化竞争反应以减少不适当行为时,他们会创造选择情况。当使用匹配律分析这些情况时,可变时距(VI)强化时间表被证明是一种优越的干预策略,无论维持其他不太合适行为的时间表的性质如何。这一结论是稳健的,因为在选择行为高度偏向或表现出明显的不匹配以及匹配律准确成立的情况下,都观察到了 VI 时间表的优越性。我们的分析展示了行为的数学描述的潜在实用价值。