Assessing negative reinforcement through simultaneous observing and committed concurrent progressive‐ratio procedures: Preliminary investigations

BN Witts, JL Bruzek - Journal of the Experimental Analysis of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Efficient methods for assessing the relative aversiveness of stimuli are sparse and
underresearched. Having access to efficient procedures that can identify aversive stimuli …

Exploration of social reinforcement for gambling in single case designs

MS Costello, BD Sheibanee… - Analysis of …, 2019‏ - repository.stcloudstate.edu
Social reinforcement could be a variable that facilitates gambling behavior. Unfortunately,
there are relatively few studies examining the impact that contingent social stimuli can have …

Reel outcomes as discriminative stimuli: A case for reporting single subject data

BN Witts, MJ Rzeszutek… - Analysis of Gambling …, 2016‏ - repository.stcloudstate.edu
While slot machine gambling research in behavior analysis is on the rise, we still have many
unanswered questions. Exploring the putative discriminative functions a series of reel …

'This slot is hotter than that one': symbolic generalization of slot machine preference in simulated gambling

AE Hoon, C Bickford, L Samuels… - International Gambling …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Slot-machine choice may be influenced by structural features like display labels,
independent of the programmed payout probability. Gambling choice may then involve …

A Translational Comparative Investigation of Two Token Reinforcement Systems for ASD Programming

K Brockevelt - 2022‏ - repository.stcloudstate.edu
Despite the popularity of token reinforcement in applied settings, little research has been
conducted on strategies for optimizing its effectiveness in autism service delivery; however …

Analysis of Schedule-Induced Consumption and Grooming in Humans during a Simulated Slot Machine Task

MJ Rzeszutek - 2017‏ - repository.stcloudstate.edu
Problem gambling is a burden to the individual gambler and society. Efforts to study the
development of problem gambling are thus socially important. Consumption has been …

Initial Selection between Simulated Slot Machines is allocated toward Slot Machines with a Preferred Theme: A Brief Report

BN Witts - Analysis of Gambling Behavior, 2016‏ - repository.stcloudstate.edu
Many factors influence a gambler's responding with respect to slot machine selection,
persistence in playing that machine, and repeated selections of that machine again on …