Florida Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2010 Winter;43(4):601-13. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-601.
Functional analyses were conducted to identify reinforcers for noncompliance exhibited by 6 young children. Next, the effects of rationales (statements that describe why a child should comply with a caregiver-delivered instruction) were evaluated. In Experiment 1, 3 participants received the rationales immediately after the therapist's instruction. In Experiment 2, 3 additional participants received more practical rationales immediately before the therapist's instruction. The results indicate that rationales were ineffective for all 6 children. A guided compliance procedure increased compliance for 1 child; contingent access to preferred items with or without response cost increased compliance for the other participants. Although levels of problem behavior varied within and across participants, they were often higher in the rationale and guided compliance conditions.
功能分析旨在识别 6 名幼儿违规行为的强化物。接下来,评估了理由(描述为什么孩子应该遵守护理人员提供的指令的陈述)的效果。在实验 1 中,3 名参与者在治疗师的指令后立即收到了理由。在实验 2 中,另外 3 名参与者在治疗师的指令前立即收到了更实用的理由。结果表明,理由对所有 6 名儿童均无效。指导遵守程序增加了 1 名儿童的遵守率;有或没有反应代价的情况下,有条件地获得喜好项目增加了其他参与者的遵守率。尽管参与者内部和之间的问题行为水平有所不同,但在理由和指导遵守条件下通常更高。