An evaluation of the high-probability instruction sequence with and without programmed reinforcement for compliance with high-probability instructions.

Carlos A. Zuluaga & Matthew P. Normand. (2008) An evaluation of the high-probability instruction sequence with and without programmed reinforcement for compliance with high-probability instructions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 453-457.

We assessed the effects of reinforcement and no reinforcement for compliance to high-probability (high-p) instructions on compliance to low-probability (low-p) instructions using a reversal design. For both participants, compliance with the low-p instruction increased only when compliance with high-p instructions was followed by reinforcement. These results suggest that providing reinforcement for high-p instructions may result in increased compliance to low-p instructions.

DESCRIPTORS: behavioral momentum, compliance, high-probability instruction sequence, motivating operations