Behav. Res. & Therapy, 1977. Vol. 15. pp. 419 421.
Pergamon Press. Printed in Great Bntam
CONDITIONING TREATMENT OF ENURESIS USING INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE
A 70%
WILLIAM W. FINLEY, RICHARD A. WANSLEY and MARY MARGARET BLENKARN Research
Psychology
Department, Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135, U.S.A. (Received
21 February
P.O. Box 35648,
1977)
Summary-A 707% intermittent variable ratio reinforcement schedule was administered by automated equipment to 80 enuretic children of both sexes. Dryness criterion (14 consecutive dry nights) was reached by 94:< of the sample. Mean treatment duration was less than seven weeks. Approximately 80% of the sample recorded at least one multiple wetting night during the early stages of conditioning treatment. Relapse rates varied as a function of age ranging from 5.25% the observed relapse rate in 7-8 year olds to 50 y
Pergamon Press. Printed in Great Bntam
CONDITIONING TREATMENT OF ENURESIS USING INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE
A 70%
WILLIAM W. FINLEY, RICHARD A. WANSLEY and MARY MARGARET BLENKARN Research
Psychology
Department, Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135, U.S.A. (Received
21 February
P.O. Box 35648,
1977)
Summary-A 707% intermittent variable ratio reinforcement schedule was administered by automated equipment to 80 enuretic children of both sexes. Dryness criterion (14 consecutive dry nights) was reached by 94:< of the sample. Mean treatment duration was less than seven weeks. Approximately 80% of the sample recorded at least one multiple wetting night during the early stages of conditioning treatment. Relapse rates varied as a function of age ranging from 5.25% the observed relapse rate in 7-8 year olds to 50 y
