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A Preliminary Analysis of Adaptive Responding Under Open and Closed Economies

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: In the current investigation, we evaluated the effects of open and closed economies on the adaptive behavior of 2 individuals with developmental disabilities. Across both types of economy, progressive-ratio (PR) schedules were used in which the number of responses required to obtain reinforcement increased as the session progressed. In closed-economy sessions, participants were able to obtain reinforcement only through interaction with the PR schedule requirements (i.e., more work resulted in more reinforcer access). In open-economy sessions, participants obtained reinforcers by responding on the PR schedule and were given supplemental (free) access to the reinforcers after completion of the session. In general, more responding was associated with the closed economy.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.85-04

Authors: Henry S. Roane, Nathan A. Call, Terry S. Falcomata

Institutions: Emory University, Louisiana State University, University of Iowa

Language: English

Topic: Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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