Carlos J. Flores , L. Rebeca Mateos , Kenneth D. Madrigal , Cinthia M. Hernandez , Julian C. Velasquez
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Abstract
This experiment assessed the effects of a timeout (TO) contingency for target responding during treatment, on the development of resurgence. Rats were exposed to a two-component multiple schedule (VI 30-s VI 30-s) across three phases. In the first phase, target lever presses were reinforced in both components. During the second phase, alternative lever presses were reinforced while target responses were either placed on extinction in one component or followed by a 30-s TO in the other. In the final test phase, when alternative responding was also placed on extinction, greater resurgence of the target response was observed in the extinction component compared to the TO component. These findings suggest that timeout may be an effective procedure for mitigating resurgence. Further research is warranted to examine how variables such as timeout duration and reinforcement frequency influence its aversiveness and effectiveness in reducing resurgence.
本实验评估了治疗过程中目标反应超时（TO）应急措施对复发的影响。大鼠在三个阶段中暴露于双组分多重时间表（VI 30-s VI 30-s）。在第一阶段，目标压杆在两个部分中都得到强化。在第二阶段，大鼠的替代性按压杠杆行为得到强化，而目标反应在其中一个阶段被消退，或在另一个阶段被持续 30 秒。在最后的测试阶段，当替代反应也被置于消隐状态时，在消隐状态下观察到的目标反应的恢复程度要比在 TO 状态下观察到的目标反应的恢复程度高。这些研究结果表明，超时可能是减轻目标反应恢复的有效方法。还需要进一步研究超时持续时间和强化频率等变量如何影响超时的厌恶性和减少复发的有效性。
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