A systematic review of enhanced resurgence paradigms.
J Exp Anal Behav
; 121(2): 266-278, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Following successful treatment in which problem behavior is reduced, it may reemerge as a function of changes in contextual stimuli or the worsening of reinforcement conditions for an alternative response. Although understudied, preliminary research suggests that simultaneous changes in contextual stimuli and reinforcement conditions may represent particularly exigent treatment challenges that create the condition for additive or superadditive relapse. The purpose of the present review was to systematically examine the relapse literature involving simultaneous changes in contextual stimuli and reinforcement conditions in relapse tests and experimental preparations arranged to evaluate their effect on response recovery. We identified 16 empirical articles spanning 27 experiments. Although all experiments included at least one condition that experienced a change in contextual stimuli and worsening of alternative reinforcement conditions, only two experiments included the comparison conditions needed to precisely evaluate additive and superadditive relapse. Our findings establish the preclinical generality of relapse effects associated with simultaneous changes to reinforcement conditions and contextual stimuli across a range of subjects, schedule arrangements, response topographies, reinforcers, and types of contextual changes. We make several recommendations for future research based on our findings from this nascent and clinically relevant subdomain of the relapse literature.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Refuerzo en Psicología
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Exp Anal Behav
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos