Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
1973
Thesis Director
Gary L. Holt
Abstract
A spatial titration method was used with a reinforcement schedule to determine task-reinforcement area separation most preferred and effective in producing high task performance. Two third-grade boys were given task contingent reinforcement where the task was solving arithmetic problems. Following shaping to stable response rates, the titration operation was introduced. Errors decreased the task-reinforcement area distance while correct responses increased the distance. With the introduction of Titration Phase 1, both subjects' incorrect responses produced a zero task-reinforcement area separation. In Titration Phase 2, both subjects were started at the opposite extreme of the reinforcement continuum. Repeated errors produced a zero task-reinforcement area spatial separation.
Recommended Citation
Glowacki, Lawrence M., "Effect of Spatial Titration on Task Performance" (1973). Masters Theses. 3807.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/3807
