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The Effects of Differential Lag Reinforcement on Across Session Variability Of Leisure Activities

Payne, Julie Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1311792125

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2011, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, EDU Physical Activity and Educational Services.
Variability has been shown to increase when delivery of reinforcement is made contingent upon it. A multiple baseline across participants design was used to examine the effects of an across session lag schedule on the choice of leisure activities of three elementary students diagnosed with autism. During baseline, two participants showed low levels of variability when choosing a leisure activity and one participant displayed a pattern of within session switching. Variable responding increased for all participants when the lag schedule of reinforcement was utilized and continued during fading. During follow-up, one participant continued to respond to the visual stimulus on a Lag 2 schedule without receiving a reinforcer and one participant returned to repetitive responding. This study supports research findings that lag schedules of reinforcement are effective in increasing variability in students with autism. Additionally, it addresses the limitation of frequent switching by utilizing an across session lag schedule.
Nancy Neef, PhD (Advisor)
Joe Wheaton, PhD (Committee Member)
73 p.
Special Education
lag schedule of reinforcement; variability; autism; leisure activities; restriction; stereotypy; response allocation

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  • Payne, J. L. (2011). The Effects of Differential Lag Reinforcement on Across Session Variability Of Leisure Activities [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1311792125

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Payne, Julie. The Effects of Differential Lag Reinforcement on Across Session Variability Of Leisure Activities. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1311792125.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Payne, Julie. "The Effects of Differential Lag Reinforcement on Across Session Variability Of Leisure Activities." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1311792125

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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