A brief computer-based assessment of reinforcer dimensions affecting choice.
In an extension of Neef, Shade, and Miller (1994), we used a brief computer-based assessment of differential responsiveness to reinforcer rate, quality, delay, and response effort in affecting the choices of 11 participants. The assessment involved successive presentations of two concurrent sets of math problems, each set associated with competing reinforcer or response dimensions in a counterbalanced fashion. The results showed that the reinforcer and response dimensions differentially affected choice, with time-allocation patterns varying across students.
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College of Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. neef.2@osu.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome