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Behavioral engineering: control of posture by informational feedback.

F O'brien1, N H Azrin

  • 1Anna State Hospital.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1970
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Informational feedback, delivered via vibrotactile stimuli, reduced slouching behavior. This effect was due to the feedback

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Biofeedback

Background:

  • Socially undesirable behaviors can be challenging to modify.
  • Informational feedback mechanisms offer potential for behavior change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of informational feedback on reducing slouching.
  • To determine if the feedback's aversive or informational properties were responsible for behavior change.

Main Methods:

  • Subjects received vibrotactile stimulation to the shoulder when slouching.
  • A procedural control assessed the feedback's aversive versus informational effects.
  • The study examined feedback's influence when subjects were instructed to slouch.

Main Results:

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  • All subjects reduced slouching when vibrotactile feedback was provided.
  • Procedural controls indicated the informational aspect, not aversion, reduced slouching.
  • Feedback reversed its effect, increasing slouching when subjects were instructed to do so.

Conclusions:

  • The effectiveness of informational feedback is contingent on the subject's motivation to perform the behavior.
  • Informational feedback shows therapeutic potential for modifying motivated behaviors.
  • Careful consideration of motivation is crucial for applying feedback interventions.