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05, 2023;119 (3): 529-538.

Operant ABA renewal during dense and lean schedules of differential reinforcement.

Ryan T Kimball, Emily L Salvetti, Lindsay E Day, Rebecca Karis, John Silveira, Michael P Kranak
Author Information
  1. Ryan T Kimball: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA.
  2. Emily L Salvetti: University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE, USA.
  3. Lindsay E Day: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA.
  4. Rebecca Karis: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA.
  5. John Silveira: University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA.
  6. Michael P Kranak: Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.
PMID: 36945863 DOI: 10.1002/jeab.840

Abstract

Renewal is a type of relapse that occurs due to a change in context. Previous research has demonstrated that renewal of target responding may occur despite the availability of differential reinforcement for an alternative response (DRA). Nevertheless, the current literature on renewal presents mixed findings regarding the effects of dense and lean schedules of DRA on the magnitude of renewal. We used a translational approach with undergraduate college students and a task on a touchscreen tablet device to study the effects of dense and lean schedules of DRA during repeated renewal tests. All participants experienced two, three-phase ABA renewal arrangements. In the dense and lean renewal arrangements, we differentially reinforced alternative behavior in Context B and the renewal test in Context A on a VI 3-s or a VI 12-s schedule, respectively. Overall, we observed renewal in 31/36 (86%) renewal tests regardless of the density of reinforcement for the alternative response. Furthermore, the results showed that although renewal occurred in both arrangements, we found slightly higher magnitudes of renewal during DRA with lean schedules of reinforcement relative to dense schedules. We discuss the implications of these findings as they relate to the treatment of problem behavior.

Keywords

differential reinforcement of alternative behavior relapse renewal schedules of reinforcement translational research

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MeSH Term

Humans
Problem Behavior
Reinforcement, Psychology
Students
Reinforcement Schedule
Conditioning, Operant
Extinction, Psychological
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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