King H, Falligant JM, Jacobs KW. Recent research on response disequilibrium theory: A concise review.
J Appl Behav Anal 2024. [PMID:
39353871 DOI:
10.1002/jaba.2917]
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Abstract
A resurgence in research on response disequilibrium theory has prompted a concise review of the literature from the past 5 years. Response disequilibrium, also known as response deprivation, attributes reinforcement and punishment effects to constraints on free-operant baseline levels of behavior. By describing clinically relevant behaviors in terms of instrumental and contingent activities, researchers and practitioners can predict intervention outcomes with a disequilibrium model. We summarize the empirical outcomes of disequilibrium-informed interventions across six articles and discuss areas of future research.
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