Neef, N. A., & Lutz, M. N. (2001).
A brief computer-based assessment of reinforcer dimensions affecting choice.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
34, 57-60.
In an extension of Neef, Shade, and Miller (1994), we used a
brief computer-based assessment of differential responsiveness to
reinforcer rate, quality, delay, and response effort in affecting
the choices of 11 participants. The assessment involved
successive presentations of two concurrent sets of math problems,
each set associated with competing reinforcer or response
dimensions in a counterbalanced fashion. The results showed that
the reinforcer and response dimensions differentially affected
choice, with time- allocation patterns varying across students.
DESCRIPTORS: _assessment, choice, reinforcer dimensions, matching
theory, concurrent schedules