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A laboratory model for studying response-class hierarchies.

Daniel B Shabani¹, James E Carr, Anna Ingeborg Petursdottir

¹Western Michigan University, MI, USA. dshabani@shabani-institute.org

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

|September 2, 2009

Summary

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This study developed a model for response-class hierarchies, finding that such hierarchies exist in children, including those with developmental disabilities. The research explored the relationship between response rate and effort in these hierarchies.

Keywords:

problem behavior response covariation response-class hierarchy

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Area of Science:

Behavioral psychology
Developmental psychology
Applied behavior analysis

Background:

Response-class hierarchies are understudied in applied literature.
Defining and modeling response-class hierarchies is crucial for understanding behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an analogue model of a response-class hierarchy.
To investigate the existence of response-class hierarchies in children with and without developmental disabilities.

Main Methods:

Experiment 1: Taught three responses to develop a functional response class ordered by response effort.
Experiment 2: Used extinction analysis to determine hierarchical relations within the response classes.

Main Results:

A functional response class was successfully developed in Experiment 1.
A relation between response rate and effort was observed for the established response class.
A response-class hierarchy was identified in 3 out of 4 participants in Experiment 2.

Conclusions:

The study successfully modeled response-class hierarchies.
Evidence suggests response-class hierarchies exist and can be identified in children.
Findings contribute to the understanding of behavioral hierarchies and their development.