Basic and Applied Research on Choice Responding

Overview

Journal J Appl Behav Anal

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 1997 Oct 8

PMID 9316255

Citations 52

Authors

W W Fisher

J E Mazur

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Abstract

Choice responding refers to the manner in which individuals allocate their time or responding among available response options. In this article, we first review basic investigations that have identified and examined variables that influence choice responding, such as response effort and reinforcement rate, immediacy, and quality. We then describe recent bridge and applied studies that illustrate how the results of basic research on choice responding can help to account for human behavior in natural environments and improve clinical assessments and interventions.

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