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Publication Date: 2006
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The Effects of a High-Probability Instruction Sequence and Response-Independent Reinforcer Delivery on Child Compliance
Bullock, Chrystin; Normand, Matthew P.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v39 n4 495-499 Win 2006
We compared the effects of a high-probability (high-"p") instruction sequence and a fixed-time (FT) schedule of reinforcement on the compliance of 2 typically developing children. A multielement experimental design with a reversal component was implemented according to a multiple baseline across participants arrangement. Both the high-"p" and FT conditions resulted in increased compliance for both participants during the multielement sessions. These results suggest that it may be possible to increase compliance without a response requirement of the type arranged in the high-"p" instruction sequence. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Research Design, Compliance (Psychology), Reinforcement, Child Development, Responses, Young Children, Child Behavior, Methods Research, Stimuli, Probability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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