Evaluation of a lag schedule of reinforcement in a group contingency to promote varied naming of categories items with children. Issue 3 (13th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wiskow, Katie M.; Donaldson, Jeanne M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied behavior analysis. Volume 49:Issue 3(2016:Autumn)
• Page Start: 472
• Page End: 484
• Publication Date: 2016-05-13
• Subjects: categories -- classroom -- group contingencies -- generalization -- lag schedules -- variability; Psychology, Applied -- Periodicals; Social Behavior -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1002/jaba.307
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8855

Abstract

Abstract : We compared the effects of Lag 0 and Lag 1 schedules of reinforcement on children's responses naming category items in a group context and subsequent responses emitted during individual testing in which the schedule of reinforcement remained Lag 0. Specifically, we measured response variability and novel responses to categories for 3 children who demonstrated the lowest level of variability during an initial individual Lag 0 testing session. An additional 3 children who emitted a high level of variability during initial individual Lag 0 testing sessions served as peers during group sessions. Results showed that participants conformed to the Lag 1 schedule and were more likely to repeat peer responses in the group and during individual testing in the Lag 1 condition. Furthermore, the reinforcement schedule in effect during group sessions affected participants' varied responses during individual testing, during which the reinforcement schedule remained unchanged.