The Role of Reinforcement in Reactive Self-Monitoring

Author(s)

Floyd Charles Mace, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Edward S. Shapiro, Lehigh University
Barbara J. West, Lehigh University
Caryn Campbell, Lehigh University
Jennifer Altman, Lehigh University

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Applied Research in Mental Retardation

ISSN

0270-3092

Publication Date

1986

Abstract

The role of reinforcement in reactive self-monitoring was investigated. Subjects for this study were three mentally retarded adults employed in a sheltered workshop. Changes in productivity rates in a party hat assembly task across experimental conditions (reinforcements, self-monitoring, and self-monitoring plus reinforcement) were evaluated. Findings showed that while reinforcement alone increased productivity, it was to a lesser degree and with less consistency than when combined with self-monitoring. In addition, self-monitoring alone did not increase productivity. These results support the Rachlin and Nelson and Hayes hypotheses that reactive effects of self-monitoring are dependent upon environmental contingencies. The results also showed that self-monitoring increases the salience of reinforcement.

DOI

10.1016/S0270-3092(86)80004-2

Volume

7

Issue

3

First Page

315

Last Page

327

NSUWorks Citation

Mace, F. C., Shapiro, E. S., West, B. J., Campbell, C., Altman, J. (1986). The Role of Reinforcement in Reactive Self-Monitoring. Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 7(3), 315-327.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/773