Synthesized alternative reinforcement and resurgence

被引:2
作者
Smith, Sean W. [1 ]
Arroyo Antunez, Beatriz E. [1 ]
DeBartelo, Jacqueline [1 ]
Sullivan, William E. [1 ]
Roane, Henry S. [1 ]
Craig, Andrew R. [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Upstate Med Univ, 750 East Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
关键词
differential reinforcement of alternative behavior; isolated reinforcement; relapse; resurgence; synthesized reinforcement; COMBINED-ANTECEDENT VARIABLES; INFORMED FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES; DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; CONTEXT SIMILARITY; RENEWAL; EXTINCTION; RELAPSE; CHOICE; SCHOOL;
D O I
10.1002/jeab.4202
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In treatments based on differential reinforcement of alternative behavior, applied researchers and clinicians often provide multiple, qualitatively different reinforcers (i.e., synthesized reinforcement) rather than a single reinforcer (i.e., isolated reinforcement) contingent on alternative behavior. Some research shows that providing synthesized reinforcement for alternative responses within such treatments produces more rapid and complete suppression of target behavior; however, there is limited research evaluating the durability of these effects during treatment disruptions. Conceptual explanations of resurgence (e.g., resurgence as choice, context theory) suggest that treatments that include synthesized alternative reinforcement may lead to more resurgence of target behavior when alternative reinforcement is disrupted relative to treatments using isolated reinforcement. We evaluated this hypothesis within a three-phase resurgence evaluation. We exposed rats to isolated or synthesized reinforcement for alternative responding in the second phase, and we exposed rats to extinction in the third phase. Synthesized alternative reinforcement produced more rapid and complete suppression of target behavior than did isolated reinforcement in the second phase; however, exposure to extinction following synthesized reinforcement produced more resurgence. We discuss these results in terms of their implications for applied research and their support for current conceptual explanations for resurgence.
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页码:195 / 206
页数:12
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