Timeout from Reinforcement: Restoring a Balance Between Analysis and Application

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Timothy D. Hackenberg
Anthony Defulio

Abstract

emerge from basic behavioral research, yet surprisingly little is known about its principles of operation. The majority of research on the topic of timeout has been technological—demonstrating that timeout works—rather than analytical— why it works. This essay calls for a greater emphasis on the functional characteristics of timeout, the conditions under which it serves an aversive function, and for grounding empirical work in a theoretical framework. Such a return to the functional roots of timeout from reinforcement will advance not only the science of timeout but its successful application as well.

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Hackenberg, T. D., & Defulio, A. (2010). Timeout from Reinforcement: Restoring a Balance Between Analysis and Application. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 33. https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v33.i0.16275