Behavioral economic influences on treatments designed to decrease destructive behavior

被引:26
作者
Perry, AC
Fisher, WW
机构
[1] Marcus Inst, Marcus Behav Ctr, Atlanta, GA 30324 USA
[2] Kennedy Krieger Inst, Baltimore, MD USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
关键词
behavioral economics; destructive behavior; extinction; functional analysis; negative reinforcement; punishment; response effort;
D O I
10.1901/jaba.2001.34-211
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
In behavioral economics terms, response allocation is viewed as an exchange between the price of and the demand for reinforcers associated with various responses. In this study, behavioral economics principles were used to develop and evaluate a treatment package that reduced destructive behavior to zero while communication and compliance were increased.
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页码:211 / 215
页数:5
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