![]() ![]() It will bring together in a single frame of analysis a diversity of ideas about and different practices of capital punishment, in order to reflect upon the relationship between metropolitan and imperial understandings of the meaning and value of execution as a deterrent punishment. This chapter will explore the history of execution and its aftermath across the nineteenth-century British Empire. Recommendations are made for increased use of RC as a behavior therapy technique. These include cost magnitude, instructions, and informative feedback. Aspects of RC which may contribute to its efficacy are discussed. The paucity of studies with long-term followup periods and careful examination of side effects makes the last two conclusions tentative. ![]() The following conclusions are made: (1) RC has suppressed a variety of behaviors (e.g., smoking, overeating, stuttering, psychotic talk) with diverse clinical populations (e.g., psychotics, sociopaths, retardates, school children) (2) Behaviors suppressed with RC often do not recover when the punishment contingency is withdrawn and (3) Undesirable side effects frequently associated with punishment typically are not found with RC. Studies in both laboratory and clinical settings are reviewed. Response cost (RC), a punishment procedure in which conditioned reinforcers (points, tokens, or money) are withdrawn to suppress a response, has been used as a behavior therapy technique on its own and in conjunction with reinforcement in token economies. ![]()
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