Advisor(s)
Karen E. Gould
Contributor(s)
Daniel Gould, Laura Dudley
Date of Award
2012
Date Accepted
5-2012
Degree Grantor
Northeastern University
Degree Level
M.A.B.A.
Degree Name
Master of Applied Behavior Analysis
Department or Academic Unit
Bouve College of Health Sciences, Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
Keywords
psychology, special education, generalized conditioned reinforcer, token
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Cognitive Psychology | Developmental Psychology | Psychology
Abstract
Unconditioned, novel black tokens were systematically conditioned to conditioned, currently utilized tokens in 5 phases for two participants. The unconditioned token resulted in an increased latency from presentation of token to task engagement when first presented. On all subsequent sessions the latency remained at or below baseline levels. The total session time showed a downward trend for both participants, suggesting the unconditioned tokens attained reinforcing properties. A reinforcer assessment indicated that the black tokens served as reinforcers for a novel, untrained task.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Rights Information
copyright 2012
Rights Holder
Benjamin M. Dawes
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Dawes, Benjamin M., "Conditioning a novel token as a generalized conditioned reinforcer" (2012). Applied Behavioral Analysis Master's Theses. Paper 101. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002671
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