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Effects of Response Effort on Resurgence
Alyssa N Wilson1, Tyler S Glassford1, Sarah M Koerkenmeier1
1School of Social Work, College of Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Tegeler Hall #209. 3550 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63103 USA.
Abstract:
The present study examined response effort during resurgence tests. Six children were trained to place balls in baskets that were placed either close (.0254 m) or far away (1.829 m or .9 m). Resurgence was assessed using a linear strip design, where responses were reinforced on a variable-interval 10-s schedule or put on extinction. During resurgence tests, minimal to low rates of resurgence associated with the greater response effort (i.e., placing a ball in the basket further way) were observed across all six participants, regardless of distance.
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