Western New England University & The New England Center for Children.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2020 Jul;53(3):1514-1530. doi: 10.1002/jaba.683. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of different magnitudes of escape for compliance relative to the magnitudes of escape for problem behavior in a concurrent-schedule arrangement. Three individuals who exhibited escape-maintained problem behavior participated. A large differential magnitude condition (240-s escape for compliance, 10-s escape for problem behavior) was compared to equal (30-s escape for compliance and problem behavior) and moderate differential magnitude (90-s escape for compliance, 10-s escape for problem behavior) conditions. The authors also evaluated the impact of correcting for reinforcer access time (i.e., time on escape intervals) on intervention interpretation. For all participants, problem behavior decreased during only the large differential magnitude condition, and including reinforcer access time in the overall session time did not affect interpretation of treatment outcomes. Providing larger escape magnitudes for compliance relative to problem behavior may facilitate treatment involving concurrent-reinforcement schedules for escape-maintained problem behavior.
本研究的目的是评估在连续时间表安排中，相对于问题行为的逃脱幅度，不同程度的顺应性逃脱对顺应性的影响。有 3 名表现出逃避维持的问题行为的个体参与了研究。将大差异幅度条件（240 秒的顺应性逃脱，10 秒的问题行为逃脱）与相等（30 秒的顺应性和问题行为逃脱）和适度差异幅度条件（90 秒的顺应性逃脱，10 秒的问题行为逃脱）进行了比较。作者还评估了纠正强化物获取时间（即逃脱间隔时间）对干预解释的影响。对于所有参与者，仅在大差异幅度条件下，问题行为减少，并且在整个会话时间中包括强化物获取时间并不会影响对治疗结果的解释。相对于问题行为，为顺应性提供更大的逃脱幅度可能有助于涉及逃避维持的问题行为的同时强化时间表的治疗。
