Kronfli Faris R, Vollmer Timothy R, Hack Garret O, DuBois Garrit D
Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2024 Jan 30;17(3):908-914. doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00912-6. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Reinforcers frequently chosen may not offer the same nutritional value as fruits and vegetables. Prior researchers have explored preferences and the effectiveness of salty and sweet foods compared to fruits and vegetables, but the criteria for demonstrating effectiveness have often been arbitrary rather than academic. In addition, it remains unclear how the integration of these potentially nutritious reinforcers might affect learning or hinder learning efficiency. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate whether introducing fruits or vegetables as potential reinforcers could sustain responding achieved with salty or sweet reinforcers. The implications of this model for incorporating a variety of reinforcers while maintaining responding are also discussed.
频繁被选择的强化物可能并不具备与水果和蔬菜相同的营养价值。之前的研究人员探讨了与水果和蔬菜相比，咸味和甜味食物的偏好及有效性，但证明有效性的标准往往是随意的，而非学术性的。此外，尚不清楚这些潜在营养强化物的整合会如何影响学习或阻碍学习效率。因此，本研究的目的是调查引入水果或蔬菜作为潜在强化物是否能够维持使用咸味或甜味强化物所实现的反应。还讨论了该模型在纳入多种强化物同时维持反应方面的意义。
