title: Effects of reinforcer choice measured in single-operant and concurrent-schedule procedures.
abstract: The effects of choice and no choice of reinforcer on the response rates of 3 children with autism were compared across single-operant and concurrent-schedule procedures. No consistent differences in responding between choice and no-choice components emerged during single-operant phases. During the concurrent-schedule phases, however, all participants had substantially higher rates of responding to the button that led to a choice among reinforcers than to the button that did not lead to choice.
authors.affiliation: The New England Center for Children and Northeastern University, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Geckeler
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Libby
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Graff
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ahearn
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology