To Ignore or Not To Ignore. Is That The Right Question?: The Nuances of Differential Reinforcement in Applied Behavior Analysis

Episode 125 is a conversation with Dr. Lindsay Lloveras. Dr. Lloveras is a Behavior Analyst for the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UF Health CAN) and coordinates the inpatient behavioral consultation program at UF Shands Children’s Hospital. Her primary area of research is in assessment and treatment of behavior disorders, with emphasis on quantitative analysis.  Dr. Lloveras and her colleagues have recently published several articles on differential reinforcement and the use of the term "ignore" in ABA and provides a unique perspective on how behaviour analysts can better apply (or not apply) these procedures.  Continuing Education Units (CEUs): https://cbiconsultants.com/shop BACB: 1.5 Learning  IBAO: 1.5 Learning QABA: 1.5  General Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced Val Saini Episode  https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-27-translational-research-digeorge-syndrome-and-a-little-dash-of-metacontingencies-with-valdeep-saini-phd-bcba-d/ Articles Referenced Athens, E.S. and Vollmer, T.R. (2010), AN INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR WITHOUT EXTINCTION. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43: 569-589. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-569 Bannerman, D.J., Sheldon, J.B., Sherman, J.A. and Harchik, A.E. (1990), BALANCING THE RIGHT TO HABILITATION WITH THE RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTIES: THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO EAT TOO MANY DOUGHNUTS AND TAKE A NAP. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 23: 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1990.23-79 Donaldson, J.M., DeLeon, I.G., Fisher, A.B. and Kahng, S. (2014), Effects of and preference for conditions of token earn versus token loss. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47: 537-548. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.135 Lloveras, L.A., McKeown, C.A., Lichtenberger, S.N. et al. Recommendations Regarding Use of the Term “Ignore” in Applied Behavior Analysis. Perspect Behav Sci 46, 399–408 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-023-00373-2 Vollmer, T.R., Peters, K.P., Kronfli, F.R., Lloveras, L.A. and Ibañez, V.F. (2020), On the definition of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior. Jnl of Applied Behav Analysis, 53: 1299-1303. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.701