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The effects of response effort on safe performance by therapists at an autism treatment facility
Sarah E Casella1, David A Wilder, Pamela Neidert
1Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA.
Abstract:
The effects of response effort on safe behaviors (i.e., glove wearing, hand sanitizing, and electrical outlet replacement) exhibited by therapists at an autism treatment center were examined. Participants were exposed to 2 or 3 levels of effort (i.e., high, medium, low) for each dependent variable. Results showed increased safe performance during the low-effort conditions relative to other conditions across all dependent variables for all participants.
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