Training Tolerance to Delay Using the Escalating Interest Task.
Psychol Rec
; 64(3): 423-431, 2014 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-25309001
ABSTRACT
The present study examined the lasting effects of exposure to reinforcement that increased in magnitude as a function of time between responses in a first-person shooter video game preparation of the escalating interest task. When reinforcement density increased as a function of time, it encouraged participants to wait longer between responses (shots of a weapon). Participants exposed to such contingencies waited significantly longer to fire their weapons than participants who were exposed to linear growth, where long inter-response times were not differentially reinforced. Those with experience in conditions where reinforcement density increased as a function of time showed persistently longer wait times when the contingencies changed in the latter portion of the game where the disincentive to fire quickly was removed. The potential utility of such contingencies for training tolerance to delay of reinforcement and the broader implications of training self-control are discussed.
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