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Manipulating Parameters Of Reinforcement To Reduce Problem Behavior Without Extinction, Soraya Shanun Kunnavatana
Manipulating Parameters Of Reinforcement To Reduce Problem Behavior Without Extinction, Soraya Shanun Kunnavatana
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Research has demonstrated that function-based interventions are most effective for addressing problem behavior. However, many function-based interventions, such as differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA), rely on extinction procedures. Extinction is not feasible in all cases and can be counter-therapeutic if implemented without optimal treatment integrity. Researchers have successfully implemented DRA without extinction when various parameters of reinforcement (rate, quality, magnitude, immediacy) have been manipulated to favor alternative behavior; however, parameter sensitivity is idiosyncratic and warrants individual assessment. Previous researchers have assessed individual sensitivities to parameters of reinforcement in the context of problem behavior; however, this resulted in problem behavior …