title: Using fixed-time schedules to maintain behavior: a preliminary investigation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of fixed-time (FT) schedules to maintain behavior. Two children who had been diagnosed with autism were taught a functional task. Subsequently, three different FT schedules (i.e., yoked, thin, dense) were compared to determine their capacity to maintain task responding. Results suggested that FT schedules may be used to maintain previously acquired behavior.
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno, USA. cld@ufl.edu
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dozier
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Enlof
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Landaburu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eastridge
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kellum
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule