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  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Efficient methods for assessing stimulus aversiveness are limited.
  • Identifying negative reinforcers is vital for researchers and practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pilot, refine, and test two novel procedures for identifying negative reinforcers.
  • To evaluate the utility of modified observing-response and committed concurrent progressive ratio (CCPR) procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments involving 13 participants were conducted.
  • Participants' button presses controlled the presentation/termination of stimuli (e.g., infant cries, silence).
  • Procedures included modified observing-response and CCPR arrangements.

Main Results:

  • Initial experiments showed favorable but inconclusive results.
  • A second experiment with distinct stimuli yielded clearer outcomes.
  • The CCPR procedure in the third experiment revealed idiosyncratic negative reinforcement hierarchies.

Conclusions:

  • The tested procedures offer potential for efficiently assessing stimulus aversiveness.
  • The CCPR procedure effectively identified individual differences in negative reinforcement.
  • Future research should address limitations and further validate these methods.