Slocum Sarah K, Vollmer Timothy R
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2015 Sep;48(3):563-74. doi: 10.1002/jaba.216. Epub 2015 May 13.
Previous research has shown that problem behavior maintained by escape can be treated using positive reinforcement. In the current study, we directly compared functional (escape) and nonfunctional (edible) reinforcers in the treatment of escape-maintained problem behavior for 5 subjects. In the first treatment, compliance produced a break from instructions. In the second treatment, compliance produced a small edible item. Neither treatment included escape extinction. Results suggested that the delivery of a positive reinforcer for compliance was effective for treating escape-maintained problem behavior for all 5 subjects, and the delivery of escape for compliance was ineffective for 3 of the 5 subjects. Implications and future directions related to the use of positive reinforcers in the treatment of escape behavior are discussed.
先前的研究表明，由逃避维持的问题行为可以通过正强化来治疗。在当前的研究中，我们直接比较了功能性（逃避）和非功能性（可食用）强化物对5名受试者逃避维持的问题行为的治疗效果。在第一种治疗中，服从行为会带来指令的中断。在第二种治疗中，服从行为会得到一个小的可食用物品。两种治疗都未包括逃避消退。结果表明，对服从行为给予正强化物对所有5名受试者治疗逃避维持的问题行为有效，而对服从行为给予逃避对5名受试者中的3名无效。讨论了与在治疗逃避行为中使用正强化物相关的意义和未来方向。
