Effects of the number of acquisition sessions and scheduled reinforcers on ABA renewal

Madrigal, Kenneth; Hernández, Cinthia; Flores, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.lmot.2018.07.002

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“…Notably, response rates in Context A did not change systematically across sessions of treatment for rats in the Nonsequential group (see Fig. ), thus introducing the possibility that continued exposure to reinforcement, per se, affected levels of subsequent renewal (see Madrigal et al, , for discussion). Further examination of this possibility is a direction for future research.…”

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“…Second, continued provision of reinforcement during treatment for rats in the Nonsequential group may have affected behavior in such a way so as to make the relation between baseline response rate and renewal more robust than it was for rats in the Sequential group. Indeed, others (e.g., Madrigal, Hernández, & Flores, ; Todd, Winterbauer, & Bouton, ) have demonstrated that the duration of baseline phases affect renewal, with more relapse observed following longer acquisition. Animals that experienced longer baselines in the above‐cited studies, however, demonstrated substantially higher baseline rates of behavior, thereby rendering it impossible at present to draw firm conclusions about the effects of duration of baseline training on renewal independently of the effects of baseline response rate.…”

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Further evaluation of a nonsequential approach to studying operant renewal

Craig

Sullivan

Roane

2019

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Basic‐laboratory assessments of renewal may inform clinical efforts to maintain reduction of severe destructive behavior when clients transition between contexts. The contextual changes arranged during standard renewal procedures, however, do not necessarily align with those that clients experience during outpatient therapy. More specifically, clients transition between clinical (associated with extinction for target behavior) and home/community (associated with reinforcement for target behavior) contexts during outpatient treatment. Standard renewal assessments do not incorporate these contextual alternations during treatment. The present experiment aimed to directly compare renewal of rats' lever pressing following a standard (“sequential”) ABA renewal procedure (i.e., baseline in Context A, extinction in Context B, renewal test in Context A) and a “nonsequential” renewal assessment wherein treatment consisted of daily alternation between Context A (associated with reinforcement for lever pressing) and Context B (associated with extinction). Lever pressing renewed to a greater extent for rats in the Nonsequential group than for rats in the Sequential group, suggesting the contextual changes that clients experience during outpatient treatment for severe destructive behavior may be a variable that is important to consider in translational research on renewal. Potential implications of these findings for basic and clinical research on renewal are discussed.

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Further evaluation of a nonsequential approach to studying operant renewal

Craig

Sullivan

Roane

2019

J Exper Analysis Behavior

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“…Recent research suggests that varied dimensions of reinforcement impact renewal (e.g., Madrigal, Hernández, & Flores, 2018) and resurgence (e.g., Craig, Browning, Nall, Marshall, & Shahan, 2017). First, reinforcers in the workplace are rarely delivered on a fixed, dense schedule as in our experiments.…”

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“…Rather, they are often intermittent, delayed, and at times, probabilistic. Recent research suggests that varied dimensions of reinforcement impact renewal (e.g., Madrigal, Hernández, & Flores, 2018) and resurgence (e.g., Craig, Browning, Nall, Marshall, & Shahan, 2017). Thus, an important area of study involves investigating how these dimensions affect renewal of desired responding.…”

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Operant renewal of desirable behavior in a simulated workplace: A translational model

Novak

Blackman

Erath

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J Exper Analysis Behavior

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Organizational settings are replete with changing stimulus contexts and contingencies, which makes relapse a particularly relevant framework for understanding the ways in which controlling stimuli influence employee responding. The purpose of the current study was to develop a translational model to assess renewal of desirable behavior in a simulated workplace with neurotypical adults. Experiment 1 assessed renewal of desirable behavior using a computerized check processing task. Experiment 2 extended the findings and the translational utility of the experimental arrangement to implementation of a behavior-analytic teaching procedure. Results across both experiments demonstrated renewal of desirable behavior. Overall, the current methodology and findings extend the human operant literature on renewal and demonstrate a translational model that brings together operant renewal and organizational behavior management.

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