Graduation Year
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Granting Department
Child and Family Studies
Major Professor
Catia Cividini-Motta, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Raymond Miltenberger, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Nicole McMillian, Ph.D.
Keywords
delayed reinforcement, skill acquisition, immediate reinforcement, praise
Abstract
This review of literature analyzes the use of immediate and delayed reinforcement within discrete trial training (DTT). Criteria for inclusion in this review consisted of articles published in English, human participants, single subject design, targeting skill acquisition in a DTT format, and inclusion of at least one delay to reinforcement condition. Four articles, with a total of 18 participants and 23 datasets, were identified in this review. Data on participants’ characteristics and procedural modifications (i.e., target response, type of prompt, delivery of praise, use of an error correction procedure, type of reinforcer, and delay to reinforcement) were extracted. Results indicate that immediate reinforcement conditions required the fewest sessions to mastery for various skills across the majority of participants. In addition, in various articles immediate or delayed praise was delivered alongside with other reinforces; result suggest that immediate praise may mediate delayed access to other reinforces.
Scholar Commons Citation
Barhold, Theresa, "Evaluating the Effects of Reinforcement Delay on Acquisition During Discrete Trial Training: A Literature Review" (2020). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/8431
