Abab Case Studies

Procedure An ABAB withdrawal design with one participant was utilized to evaluate to evaluate the effects of the token economy. Parents were interviewed in the home to gain information pertaining to Nic’s behavior in home and at school as well as to identify target behaviors and secondary reinforcers. A list of potential reinforcers and target behaviors was identified along with the token value for each identified reinforcer. All identified behaviors would earn one token. During this visit the monitoring of behaviors was discussed with the parents including the delivery of tokens, contingencies, when the store would be open to collect prizes, as well as tracking delivery. Scenarios and role play took place in order to ensure a full understanding of when and how to deliver a token, and how to …show more content…
In the case of contact solution, Nic is the only one who utilizes the solution and it leaves white marks on the black counter, making it very apparent when it has not been removed. Additionally, the backpack is either in the closet or it is not in the closet. The one area where there could be a treatment integrity issue was in the dishes in the dishwasher; however Nic eats in the same place at every meal and it is apparent if he has dishes in his room; therefore the integrity issue would be with his reporting more than was actually done. With respect to implementation protocol the parents were provide a cue card with steps involved in administering the token system and asked to rate their compliance with each individual step throughout the study. This ensured they were continuously aware of the required steps and completed them consistently. Further, the researcher observed steps during bi-weekly visits and found individual steps to be consistently met, on average between 81% to 98% with a mean average or 92% as measured across 35% of the measured