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This week we\'re researching the age-old question: Will I be happier by doing stuff or just waiting for the world to reward me? In behavioral terms, we\'re discussing whether humans prefer contingent or noncontingent reinforcement.\\xa0 After going over two excellent research articles exploring this question through the use of the ever-popular concurrent-chains procedure, Jackie and Diana expose their crazy, right-wing politics to assess the U.S. welfare system while our favorite liberal progressive, Rob, watches in horror.

Articles discussed this episode:

Luczynksi, K.C. & Hanley, G.P.\\xa0 (2009).\\xa0 Do children prefer contingencies? An evaluation of the efficacy of and preference for contingent versus noncontingent social reinforcement during play.\\xa0\\xa0Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 511-525.\\xa0 doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-511

Hanley, G.P., Piazza, C.C., Fisher, W.W., Contrucci, S.A., & Maglieri, K.A.\\xa0 (1997).\\xa0 Evaluation of client preference for function-based treatment packages.\\xa0\\xa0Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 459-473.\\xa0 doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-459

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