The present study consists of two experiments that analyze the effects of high and low densities of reinforcemnt on the maladaptive behaviors of a 9 year old girl with autism. The first experiment investigates the isolated effects of density of reinforcement on the frequency of maladaptive behaviors during a motor imitation teaching task. High densities of reinforcement produced fewer occurrences of maladaptive behavior than low densities of reinforcement. Experiment 2 analyzes the effects of density of reinforcement during the same teaching tasks as in experiment 1 on maladaptive behavior, task accuracy, prompt resistance, and language. Maladaptive behavior did not recur during experiment 2. High density of reinforcement conditions during the second experiment showed a positive effect on the accuracy of responding and compliance with prompts.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2707 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Motiejunas, Kristina M. |
| Contributors | Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla, Greenspoon, Joel, Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Motiejunas, Kristina M., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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