[FinB] Robert is an adult with autism who works at a plant w…
Robert is an adult with autism who works at a plant workshop, taking care of the plants in the small nursery. Robert often struggles with staying on task for longer periods of time while at the workshop, so his behavior analyst wants to use a token system to increase the duration of Robert’s on-task behavior. The behavior analyst identifies certain items that Robert is likely to work to earn and places these items in the token store at the workshop. On some nights, Robert’s roommate at his group home stays awake late at night, making loud noises and deprives Robert of a good night’s sleep. On the days that follow a bad night’s sleep, Robert is much less likely to stay on task at work, even if his most highly preferred items are in the token store. Which of the following is most likely an example of history effects in this scenario?