Date of Defense
8-8-2007
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Michael Mozzoni
Second Advisor
Sara Tully
Third Advisor
Rob McDaniel
Abstract
This study replicates and extends the work of Fjellstedtand Sulzer-Azaroff (1973)and Tiger, Bouxsein, and Fisher (2007). The present study investigated the effects of a token system to decrease the latency to respond to instructions by a 16-year-old female with an acquired brain injury. Amultiple baseline design across behaviors was used. Latency was measured by timing the interval between a given verbal instruction and the completion of 7 different behaviors. The results showed that the addition of a token system was successful in reducing the latency to respond to instructions across all behaviors.
Recommended Citation
Heinicke, Megan R. and Carr, James E., "Decreasing Latency Through Reinforcement" (2007). Honors Theses. 1049.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1049
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