Applying the behavioral economics principle of unit price to DRO schedule thinning

J Appl Behav Anal. 2007 Fall;40(3):529-34. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2007.40-529.

Abstract

Within the context of behavioral economics, the ratio of response requirements to reinforcer magnitude is called unit price. In this investigation, we yoked increases in reinforcer magnitude with increases in intervals of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) to thin DRO intervals to a terminal value.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Reinforcement Schedule*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / prevention & control*
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology*
  • Social Behavior
  • Token Economy*