Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2019 Sep;32(5):1288-1293. doi: 10.1111/jar.12614. Epub 2019 Apr 30.
Due to deficits in adaptive and cognitive functioning, productivity may pose challenges for individuals with intellectual disability in the workplace.
Using a changing-criterion embedded in a multiple baseline across participants design, we examined the effects of differential reinforcement of high rates of behaviour (DRH) on the rate of data entry (i.e., productivity) in four adults with intellectual disability.
Although the DRH procedure increased the rate of correct data entry in all four participants, none of the participants achieved the criterion that we set with novice undergraduate students.
Our results indicate that DRH is an effective intervention to increase rate of correct responding in individuals with intellectual disability, but that achieving the same productivity as workers without disability may not always be possible.
由于适应和认知功能的缺陷，工作场所的智力障碍个体可能在生产力方面面临挑战。
采用参与者间多基线设计中嵌入的渐变标准，我们考察了高频行为差别强化（DRH）对 4 名智力障碍成年人数据输入（即生产力）速率的影响。
尽管 DRH 程序提高了所有 4 名参与者正确数据输入的速率，但没有一名参与者达到我们与新手本科生设定的标准。
我们的结果表明，DRH 是提高智力障碍个体正确反应率的有效干预措施，但达到与无残疾工人相同的生产力水平可能并非总是可行的。
