Order of partial and consistent reward, reward magnitude shift, and resistance to extinction

Dyck, Dennis G.; Dresel, K. Michael; Suthons, Eric

doi:10.1016/0023-9690(78)90021-8

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“…That is, it has been shown that shifting from continuous to partial reward schedules results in negative contrast effects or de-pressed performances (cf. Dyck et al, 1978). But, as Dyck et al suggest as a possibility, an unconditioning-reconditioning sequence involving recovery following negative contrast effects may operate to generate substantial persistence.…”

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“…In recent separate-phase investigations of the effects on persistence of continuous reward -partial reward acquisition (C-P shifts), interest has centered on the differential effects of reward magnitude (Dyck, Dresel, & Suthons, 1978) and numbers of trials (Mellgren, Seybert, & Dyck, 1978) prior to the shift. It appears that either greater reward magnitude or a greater number of trials during the preshift (C) phase results in increased resistance to extinction.…”

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Persistence: The role of partial reinforcement in psychotherapy.

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Woods²

1980

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

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Persistence, which refers to the ability of a learned behavior to survive protracted nonreinforcement (extinction), has been an overlooked dimension of clinical intervention. While persistence of newly acquired coping behavior is desired (and possibly assumed) by all psychotherapeutic procedures, few treatment programs possess features that operate to sustain responding in the face of a nonsupportive, nonreinforcing environment. The present article presents a treatment strategy designed to foster persistence based on the laboratory findings that partial reinforcement schedules produce greater resistance to extinction than continuous reinforcement schedules-a phenomenon referred to as the partial reinforcement extinction effect. The two major theories of persistence (Amsel's general theory of persistence and Capaldi's sequential theory) are discussed, and the basic principles of these models are extended to a number of therapeutic modalities including depression therapies, systematic desensitization, assertiveness training, and aversion therapy. In addition, procedural considerations including generalized and discriminated persistence are discussed.

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Section: Treatment Considerationsmentioning

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Section: Treatment Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%