Effects of neutral and enthusiastic praise on the rate of discrimination acquisition

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dc.contributor.authorWeyman, Jennifer R.
dc.contributor.authorSy, Jolene R.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-15T12:32:42Z
dc.date.available2018-03-15T12:32:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionCopyright by Wiley 2018. To be published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the SEAB journal. It is not the copy of record. Link to the journal homepage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1938-3703.en_US
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has shown that praise is an effective reinforcer; however, few researchers have evaluated whether qualitative differences in praise affect responding. The purpose of the current study was to compare the effects of neutral, enthusiastic, and no praise on the rate of matching-to-sample acquisition during discrete-trial training with adults diagnosed with autism and an intellectual disability. In addition, we evaluated preference for neutral, enthusiastic, and no praise. All three participants acquired responses slightly faster during the enthusiastic praise condition. Preference assessment results showed that one participant preferred enthusiastic praise, whereas the two other participants showed indiscriminate selections.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.440/abstracten_US
dc.format.extent10 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M23X83N4M
dc.identifier.citationWeyman, J. R. and Sy, J. R. (2018), Effects of neutral and enthusiastic praise on the rate of discrimination acquisition. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis. doi:10.1002/jaba.440en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1002/jaba.440
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7869
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the author.
dc.subjectpraiseen_US
dc.subjectreinforcersen_US
dc.subjectadults with autismen_US
dc.subjectadults with intellectual disabilitiesen_US
dc.titleEffects of neutral and enthusiastic praise on the rate of discrimination acquisitionen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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