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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ994387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 6
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Applying the Behavioral Economics Principle of Unit Price to DRO Schedule Thinning
Roane, Henry S.; Falcomata, Terry S.; Fisher, Wayne W.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v40 n3 p529-534 Fall 2007
Within the context of behavioral economics, the ratio of response requirements to reinforcer magnitude is called "unit price." In this investigation, we yoked increases in reinforcer magnitude with increases in intervals of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) to thin DRO intervals to a terminal value. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Reinforcement, Intervals, Mental Retardation, Context Effect, Test Items, Autism, Economics, Behavioral Science Research, Self Destructive Behavior, Stimuli
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Language: English
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