Developmental psychology - Chaney et al (2004)

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What is operant conditioning?
Learning through consequences of behavioural responses (positive/negative reinforcement)
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What was Chaney's aim?
To see if rewards (funhaler) can be used to increase health behaviour (taking medication).
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What did the funhaler look like?
Had a toy which was activated when the child exhaled. If the breath wasn't deep enough the toy wouldn't be activated. It had a bright colour.
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What was Chaney's research method?
Field experiment, repeated measures design
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Where was this study conducted?
Australia
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Describe the IV in this study
Whether the child used a standard spacer device/funhaler
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What was the DV in this study?
The amount of adherence to the prescribed medical regime
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Describe the sample used in this study
32 children (10f, 22m), 1.5-6 years (3.2 mean), 2.2 years (on average) of asthma. (the parents signed consent)
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Describe the procedure used in this study
Questionnaire was completed (by parents) at the beginning. After 2 weeks second questionnaire was completed. During the course of the study each parent was called at random to find out whether they had medicated their child the day before
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What percentage of parents appeared to have medicated their child the day before (surveyed at random)
38% more than before
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What percentage of the children took the recommended 4 or more cycles per aerosol delivery when using funhaler?
60% more children
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How many people were always successful when medicating their child with the funhaler/normal device?
Funhaler: 22/30, Normal: 3/30
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Outline Chaney's conclusion
Improved adherence combined with satisfactory delivery characteristics, suggesting the funhaler might be useful when administering asthma medication to children.
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