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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"response cost"”.
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Managing classroom behavior of Head Start children using response cost and token economy procedures
… techniques currently used by the teacher, (b) response cost, and (c) the Level System (token economy). The current study used an ABACA single subject withdrawal design with follow-up where all conditions were implemented until stability was reached. Classroom behavior was evaluated by both …
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The Effect of Response Cost as a Function of Initial and Net Rate of Reinforcement
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of and Preference for Differential Reinforcement and Response Cost within Token Economies
… directly compared differential reinforcement and response cost within the context of token economies, and the results have varied. That is, some studies have shown equal effectiveness across procedures, whereas other studies have shown one procedure to be more effective than the other (e.g., Brent …
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A test of protection-motivation theory for promoting injury control
… Motivation Theory (PMT; severity, vulnerability, response-efficacy, self-efficacy, response-cost) in persuading parents to engage in the preventive action of purchasing a bicycle helmet. Participants were 69 parents of elementary school-aged children. Parents were randomly assigned to one of the …
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Factors influencing the use of privacy settings in location-based social networks
… and to analyze the data. Analysis of the responses show that PMT provides an explanation for the intention to use privacy settings by social-network users. Risk susceptibility, response efficacy, self-efficacy and response cost were found to have a positive impact on the intention to use …
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Fixed -interval timeout from avoidance with humans
… humans and other animals often have different response patterns. For example, the pattern typically associated with animals is the scallop: a pause followed by a gradual acceleration in responding. Humans generally show terminal-minimum (i.e., pause until the end of the interval, then make 1 or …
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The effect of context on the performance of children with ADHD on a series of computerised tasks and games
… auditory reinforcement and differing levels of response cost. Inhibitory performance on two commercially available games was also investigated (Study 8), and the performance of participants with ADHD was not significantly different to that of typically developing participants. The results raise …
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Predicting Adherence to Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Breast Cancer Using Protection Motivation Theory
… measured at the 0.05 alpha level.Results: 145 responses were received bringing the response rate to a 54.10%. Out of the 145 patients, 6 who had discontinued Aromatase Inhibitor therapy on doctors’ orders were removed from the final analysis. The patients scored a mean of 6.84 (±0.66) and a …
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The relevance of social and behavioral models in determining intention to comply with information security policy in higher education environments
… vulnerability to information breaches, perceived response efficacy, and perceived response cost were found to be significant in predicting intended compliance. This finding is significant in many respects. First, universities need to develop workshops aimed towards training staff on how to …
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Linking Assessment to Intervention: Teacher Awareness and Training Needs Related to Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… positive / token reinforcement, punishment, and response cost. When asked about interventions they would utilize in an ideal setting, the respondents indicated that self-management interventions would be used more often. The respondents indicated that further training in assessment and …
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A response taxonomy and cost model for advanced metering infrastructures
… risk of cyber-attacks. It is critical to develop cost-sensitive automated response and recovery strategies, because manual management of security incidents in such a large and complex system is impractical. This thesis addresses the challenge of enabling automatic responses to cyber-attacks …
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A Framework for Monitoring Performance-Based Road Maintenance
… main areas -- Level of Service Effectiveness, Cost-Efficiency, Timeliness of Response, Safety Procedures, and Quality of Services -- in order to guarantee the comprehensiveness and reliability of the evaluation process. The major contribution of this framework is to provide transportation …