ABA renewal is one type of operant renewal in which a target response is reinforced in a unique context (i.e., Context A), extinguished in novel context (i.e., Context B), and then recurs following a transition back to the original context. Recently, researchers have examined the robust phenomenon of ABA renewal when differential reinforcement of an alternative response is included in Context B and the renewal test. One method to mitigate ABA renewal is to program common stimuli so as to increase the similarity between Context A and Context B. This stimulus control strategy may support the generalization of behavior change between contexts. Currently, no studies exist on how to empirically derive the selection of the stimuli to program into Context B. We conducted a preliminary investigation using eye-tracking software to empirically determine which common stimulus to program into a three-phase ABA renewal arrangement that included differential reinforcement for 12 undergraduate students in a translational preparation. Our results replicate previous research demonstrating ABA renewal despite differential reinforcement contingencies. Further, ABA renewal may be less robust and more variable when common stimuli selected for programming are empirically determined using eye-tracking software.

ABA 更新是操作更新的一种类型，其中目标响应在独特的上下文（即上下文 A）中得到加强，在新的上下文（即上下文 B）中消失，然后在转换回原始上下文后重新出现。最近，研究人员研究了当背景 B 和更新测试中包含替代反应的差异强化时 ABA 更新的稳健现象。减轻 ABA 更新的一种方法是对常见刺激进行编程，以增加情境 A 和情境 B 之间的相似性。这种刺激控制策略可能支持情境之间行为变化的泛化。目前，还没有关于如何根据经验推导出刺激选择以编程到上下文 B 中的研究。我们使用眼动追踪软件进行了初步调查，以根据经验确定将哪些常见刺激编程到三相 ABA 更新安排中，其中包括微分为 12 名本科生进行翻译准备强化。我们的结果重复了之前的研究，表明尽管存在不同的强化意外事件，ABA 仍会更新。此外，当选择用于编程的常见刺激是使用眼动追踪软件凭经验确定时，ABA 更新可能不太稳健且变化更大。