Optimizing Reinforcement for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This study, called "Optimizing Dimensions of Reinforcement," is looking at how different ways of giving rewards (reinforcement) affect learning and motivation in people aged 6 to 17 with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) or autism. You would participate in structured tasks where rewards are given in different ways, like changing how often or how much you receive. The goal is to understand how these changes influence behavior. The study aims to see if these adjustments in reinforcement lead to a "Change in rate of behavior across schedules" after 3 months. This research could help improve future behavioral interventions for individuals with IDD.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 30 participants. It is a Basic Experimental Studies with Humans (BESH) clinical trial, focusing on understanding fundamental behavioral processes.
- What's involved
- You would complete tabletop choice-based tasks during scheduled study sessions. The study involves structured operant conditioning tasks with reinforcement manipulations.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint, "Change in rate of behavior across schedules," is measured at 3 months.
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Optimizing Dimensions of Reinforcement
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
3 sites across 3 statesStudy leadership
- John M Falligant, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Auburn University
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in rate of behavior across schedules3 months
Number of target responses allocated emitted during experimental sessions in which reinforcement parameters (e.g., schedule arrangement, magnitude, and probability) are systematically varied. This measure will be derived from response data recorded during operant conditioning tasks. Changes in allocation patterns will be compared across schedule conditions to assess the effect of reinforcement manipulations.