In 1948, Skinner described the behavior of pigeons under response‐independent schedules
as “superstitious,” and proposed that the responses were reinforced by contiguous …

Jessel et al.(2015) provided some evidence to suggest that “other” behavior is strengthened
in the differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO). The present study is a systematic …

Organisms may sometimes behave as if a contingency exists between behavior and
consequences, even if this is not actually the case. Killeen (1978) suggested that such …

Renewal is one form of behavioral relapse in which a previously reduced response
reemerges following a contextual change. Renewal is prevalent during clinical interventions …

Humans often behave as if unrelated events are causally related. As the name suggests,
such causal illusions imply failures to detect the absence of a causal relation. Taking a …

Although functional communication training (FCT) usually includes extinction, withholding
reinforcement is not possible or ethical with certain individuals, for some topographies of …

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) is a procedure often used to decrease
problem behavior, but the processes responsible for behavior reduction are not well …

Differential reinforcement is a common intervention within behavior analysis in which
concurrent schedules are manipulated for one or more response classes. Variations of this …

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) is a reinforcement schedule that
commonly includes the delivery of a reinforcer following an interval during which a target …

Knowing the behavior you want to see and knowing how to get it to happen can be two
different skills. Oftentimes, someone knows what students should do, but it is the process of …