The experimental analysis of delay of reinforcement is considered from the perspective of
three questions that seem basic not only to understanding delay of reinforcement, but, also …

Behavior such as depression of a lever or perception of a stimulus may be strengthened by
consequent behaviorally significant events (BSEs), such as reinforcers. This is the Law of …

Children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities often exhibit
invariant responding (ie, restricted behavioral repertoires), deficits in communication, and …

Relatively few studies have evaluated procedures for increasing play skills in children with
intellectual disabilities. To address this limitation, this study evaluated the extent to which lag …

The functional–cognitive framework for psychological research implies that functional and
cognitive researchers operate at two separate but mutually supportive levels of explanation …

Historically, effort has been viewed as aversive. Most supporting evidence comes from
studies demonstrating increased force/effort requirements reduce operant responding …

We evaluated the discrimination acquisition of individuals with developmental disabilities
under immediate and delayed reinforcement. In Experiment 1, discrimination between two …

Cognitive control is an important mental ability that is examined using a multitude of
cognitive control tasks and effects. The present paper presents the first steps in the …

Conditioned reinforcer effects may be due to the stimulus' discriminative rather than its
strengthening properties. While this was demonstrated in a frequently‐changing choice …

In a series of five experiments, a number of similar operant classes, consisting of keystroke
sequences on a computer keyboard, were learned and practiced in succession by human …