1. RESURGENCE OF INFANT CAREGIVING RESPONSES.
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Bruzek, Jennifer L., Thompson, Rachel H., and Peters, Lindsay C.
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EXTINCTION (Psychology) , *REINFORCEMENT (Psychology) , *HUMAN behavior , *RESPONSE consistency , *PSYCHOLOGY of adults - Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to identify the conditions likely to produce resurgence among adult human participants. The preparation was a simulated caregiving Context, wherein a recorded infant cry sounded and was terminated contingent upon targeted caregiving responses. Results of Experiment 1 demonstrated resurgence with human participants in this negative reinforcement preparation. Results of Experiment 2 showed that responses with a longer history of reinforcement showed a stronger resurgence effect relative to responses with a shorter and more recent history of reinforcement. These results show that the resurgence phenomenon occurs across populations and types of reinforcers. Additionally, results indicate that length of reinforcement history is a variable that may affect the magnitude of resurgence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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