For conducting a survey in my research project, I am now evaluating 2 questionnaires that are both based on behavioral economic theories of addiction. Yet they are different in the structure, measurements and likelihood of responses. The first, Pleasant Events Schedule (PES), allows to measure the potency of reinforcement of activities and compare the level of reinforcement between alcohol-related and alcohol free activities, although it consists of 300+ items and has not been reevaluated. The second, Survey of Rewards for Teens (SORT), gives a list of 55 items which represent rewards and requires the participants only to give a preference on the items.
The question is addressed especially to experts of behavioural psychology and/or behaviour economics.
Can I measure the potency of reinforcement also in a list of rewards such as in SORT?
You would benefit from making parts of SORT and PES as equal as possible. SORT comprises 55 questions; can you match these questions with 55 from the PES inventory or can you at least much for example 30 of the two sets of items? Obviously the alcohol-free items are the better ones to compare or why not 30 of both +/- alcohol with the PES?
Check this link if it helps you: https://www.div12.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Kanter-Depression_BA_SystematicReview_MeasuringBA.pdf
https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/domain/361/positive%20behavior/tier%20ii/t2%20resources/Student%20Reinforcement%20Survey.pdf
Dear Abdelfattah,
thank you for the link. Can you please share with me the study that refers to the use of such questionnaire?
Thank you,
Chiara
Dear Chiara,
You may want to consider taking the items most heavily endorsed from the PES and SORT. Once you have identified those items run a hypothetical purchase task for each item with that participant. The hypothetical purchase task will give you measures of demand for a given commodity/reinforcer.
Article Hypothetical Purchase Task Questionnaires for Behavioral Eco...
Hope that is helpful!
-Jordan
Hi Abdelfattah,
Many thanks for the link. Can you please share with me the study that refers to the use of such questionnaire?
Thank you,
Şule
Rights vs rewards: endowment (and loss aversion) vs relativism (social learning, social fairness)
Both involves some evaluation on reinforcement vis-a-vis an anchor (self vs peers)
Such that the reinforcement potency can be evaluated based on self-congruence or social-congruence.
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