Advisor(s)
Hanna C. (Hanna Christian) Rue
Contributor(s)
Karen E. Gould, Mary-Elisabeth Hannah
Date of Award
2011
Date Accepted
5-2011
Degree Grantor
Northeastern University
Degree Level
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Applied Behavior Analysis
Department or Academic Unit
Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology.
Keywords
psychology, behavioral, error-correction, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, skill acquisition
Subject Categories
People with disabilities - Education, Reinforcement (Psychology)
Disciplines
Education | Psychology
Abstract
Many different teaching strategies have been assessed to help increase the behavioral repertoires of individuals with developmental disabilities and Autism. This study compares the effects of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement during skill acquisition. The results indicate that although more sight words were acquired during the negative reinforcement condition, when using a multi-response repetition error correction procedure, there was a higher rate of inappropriate session behavior.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Rights Holder
Katherine M. Whalley
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Whalley, Katherine M., "An experimental comparison of the effects of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement during skill acquisition" (2011). Applied Behavioral Analysis Master's Theses. Paper 60. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20001049
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