Determining the reinforcing value of social consequences and establishing social consequences as reinforcers: a replication.

Social consequences, such as praise, do not function as reinforcers for many individuals with autism. The current study replicated the procedures of Gibson (2009) in order to condition 2 social stimuli, verbal praise and thumbs up, as reinforcers for a 3-year-old boy with autism. Two procedures, sti...

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