Operant renewal of desirable behavior in a simulated workplace: A translational model

Organizational settings are replete with changing stimulus contexts and contingencies, which makes relapse a particularly relevant framework for understanding the ways in which controlling stimuli influence employee responding. The purpose of the current study was to develop a translational model to...

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Published in:Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior 2020-01, Vol.113 (1), p.172-186
Main Authors: Novak, Matthew D., Blackman, Abigail L., Erath, Tyler G., DiGennaro Reed, Florence D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
check processing
DTT implementation
humans
Operant conditioning
organizational behavior management
relapse
renewal
Translation
translational research
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Summary:Organizational settings are replete with changing stimulus contexts and contingencies, which makes relapse a particularly relevant framework for understanding the ways in which controlling stimuli influence employee responding. The purpose of the current study was to develop a translational model to assess renewal of desirable behavior in a simulated workplace with neurotypical adults. Experiment 1 assessed renewal of desirable behavior using a computerized check processing task. Experiment 2 extended the findings and the translational utility of the experimental arrangement to implementation of a behavior‐analytic teaching procedure. Results across both experiments demonstrated renewal of desirable behavior. Overall, the current methodology and findings extend the human operant literature on renewal and demonstrate a translational model that brings together operant renewal and organizational behavior management.
ISSN:0022-5002
1938-3711
DOI:10.1002/jeab.566