Date of Award
6-2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Alan D. Poling
Second Advisor
Dr. Lisa Baker
Third Advisor
Dr. Cynthia Pietras
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Campus Only
Abstract
Results of a survey sent to members of the editorial boards of five behavior analytic journals in 1990 indicated that there was no consensus among respondents with respect to whether delayed events can function as reinforcers (Schlinger, Blakely, Fillhard, & Poling, 1991). Since that time, several studies have demonstrated that events delayed by at least several seconds can increase the probability of occurrence of the responses that produce them. To determine the relative number of contemporary behavior analysts who nonetheless believe that reinforcers must immediately follow the responses that produce them, the present study replicated the procedures used by Schlinger et al., with similar results. That is, respondents did not agree with respect to whether delayed events could be reinforcers.
Recommended Citation
Bradley, Kelly P., "Defining Delayed Consequences as Reinforcers: Some Do, Some Don't, and Nothing Changes" (2009). Masters Theses. 231.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/231