A Legacy of Growth: Human Operant Research in The Psychological Record, 1980–1999

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Dymond ◽  
Thomas S. Critchfield
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Record ◽  
Human Operant ◽  
Human Operant Research

Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate Schedules Reduce Severe Problem Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 747-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Bonner ◽  
John C. Borrero
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behavior ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Differential Reinforcement ◽  
Strength Analysis ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Human Operant ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Human Operant Research ◽  
Severe Problem Behavior ◽  
Low Rate

Differential-reinforcement-of-low-rate (DRL) schedules are reinforcement contingencies designed to reduce response rates. A common variation of the DRL arrangement is known as full-session DRL ( f-DRL), in which a reinforcer is presented at the end of an interval if the response rate during that interval is below a predetermined criterion. Prior human operant research involving arbitrary mouse clicks has shown that the f-DRL is likely to reduce target responding to near zero rates. Similarly, applied research has shown that the f-DRL is likely to reduce minimally disruptive classroom behavior. There are, however, relatively few successful applications of the f-DRL to severe forms of problem behavior (e.g., self-injurious behavior). Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of f-DRL on the severe problem behavior of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For four participants, the f-DRL reduced severe problem behavior by clinically significant levels. Furthermore, results of a contingency strength analysis showed a strong negative contingency strength between target responding and reinforcer delivery for all participants.

New Directions in Human Operant Research

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 846-847
Author(s):  
F. Charles Mace
Keyword(s):  
Human Operant ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Human Operant Research

Human operant chaining: Preliminary report

1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Lloyd ◽  
Joseph Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Human Operant

A Human-Operant Investigation of Preceding- and Following-Schedule Behavioral Contrast

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan A. Boyle ◽  
Andrew L. Samaha ◽  
Timothy A. Slocum ◽  
Audrey N. Hoffmann ◽  
Sarah E. Bloom
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Contrast ◽  
Human Operant
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