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Applying the Behavioral Economics Principle of Unit Price to Dro Schedule Thinning

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Within the context of behavioral economics, the ratio of response requirements to reinforcer magnitude is called unit price. In this investigation, we yoked increases in reinforcer magnitude with increases in intervals of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) to thin DRO intervals to a terminal value.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.40-529

Authors: Henry S. Roane, Terry S. Falcomata, Wayne W. Fisher

Institutions: University of Nebraska Medical Center, 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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