Using intermittent reinforcement to program maintenance of verbal/nonverbal correspondence.
We investigated the effects of an intermittent reinforcement procedure on maintenance of verbal/nonverbal correspondence with nutritious snack choices in a day-care setting. Nutritious snack choices were first established using correspondence training procedures in a multiple baseline across three children. Withdrawal of the procedures with one subject led to loss of appropriate responding, suggesting the need for a maintenance strategy. The intermittent reinforcement procedure was implemented in a multiple baseline across subjects. Nutritious snack choices were observed consistently during the intermittent reinforcement condition and the subsequent extinction condition.
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D014705:Verbal Behavior