LibGuides: PSY-6924 v1: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

How Reinforcement Schedules Work
Cherry, K. (2020). How reinforcement schedules work. Website.
This website provides practical examples of each type of reinforcement schedule to include continuous reinforcement, four schedules of partial reinforcement, and how to determine if you are using the appropriate schedule in a particular situation.

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall.

Read Chapter 13

Chapter 13 introduces schedules of reinforcement and how they are used as consequence interventions for behavior change. Applied Behavior Analysis (Cooper et al., 2020) is considered the “golden standard” for textbooks used in BCBA Programs. It is already aligned to the BACB’s 5th task list; therefore, making it an appropriate textbook for comprehension and application of behavior analytic concepts and exam preparation for the Board-Certified Behavior Analysis exam.

To access the Redshelf book, click on the book link located in the Getting Started module or the Bookshelf link on the top navigation bar of the course.

Arranging Reinforcement Contingencies in Applied Settings: Fundamentals and Implications of Recent Basic and Applied Research
DeLeon, I.G., Bullock, C.E., & Catania, A.C. (2013). Arranging reinforcement contingencies in applied settings: fundamentals and implications of recent basic and applied research. APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis: Vol.2 Translating Principles into Practice. American Psychological Association.
This handbook reviews the fundamental concepts of reinforcement and the use of arranging contingencies in order to practically apply these concepts.
Schedules of Reinforcement Educate Autism
Schedules of Reinforcement Educate Autism. (n.d.). Schedules of reinforcement.
This website provides visual examples of using intermittent schedules of reinforcement during discrete trial training. It also includes descriptions and visual examples of compound schedules of reinforcement with discrete trial training.
Using Variable Interval Reinforcement Schedules to Support Students in the Classroom: An Introduction with Illustrative Examples
Hulac, D., Benson, N., & Nesmith, M.C. (2016). Using variable interval reinforcement schedules to support students in the classroom: an introduction with illustrative examples. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 6(1). 90-96.
This review helps define variable interval reinforcement and uses the example of a strategy to manage thumb sucking behavior to illustrate the implementation of these schedules and describes the potential applications in school and clinical settings.
Reinforcement Strategies
National Center on Intensive Intervention. (2016). Reinforcement strategies.
This document provides the definition and examples of each differential reinforcement schedule. It also provides a sample reinforcement menu or plan for each function of the behavior.
A Comparison of Variable-Ratio and Variable-Interval Schedules of Reinforcement
Zuriff, G.E. (1970). A comparison of variable-ratio and variable-interval schedules of reinforcement. Journal of the
Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 13(3), 369-374.
This study is an experimental analysis of the effects of a variable ratio schedule and a variable interval schedule in pigeons. Results show that the rate of response in the VR component was nearly twice that in the VI component.