Resurgence of infant caregiving responses.
Two experiments were conducted to identify the conditions likely to produce resurgence among adult human participants. The preparation was a simulated caregiving context, wherein a recorded infant cry sounded and was terminated contingent upon targeted caregiving responses. Results of Experiment 1 demonstrated resurgence with human participants in this negative reinforcement preparation. Results of Experiment 2 showed that responses with a longer history of reinforcement showed a stronger resurgence effect relative to responses with a shorter and more recent history of reinforcement. These results show that the resurgence phenomenon occurs across populations and types of reinforcers. Additionally, results indicate that length of reinforcement history is a variable that may affect the magnitude of resurgence.
University of Kansas, USA. Jennifer.bruzek@vanderbilt.edu
Jennifer L
JL
Bruzek
Rachel H
RH
Thompson
Lindsay C
LC
Peters
D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D055815:Young Adult