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Descriptive and Experimental Analyses of Mand Interventions
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Aparna Naresh – ProQuest LLC, 2022
For children with developmental or language delays, mand interventions have been identified as an integral part of educational programming (e.g., Greer & Ross, 2008; Shafer, 1994; Sundberg & Michael, 2001). Mands, which are the most elementary forms of verbal behavior, allow individuals to begin to contact social contractual contingencies;…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Delays, Language Impairments, Verbal Communication
Matching-to-Sample and Stimulus-Pairing-Observation Procedures in Stimulus Equivalence: The Effects of Number of Trials and Stimulus Arrangement
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Kinloch, Jennifer May; McEwan, James Stewart Anderson; Foster, T. Mary – Psychological Record, 2013
Studies comparing the effectiveness of the stimulus-pairing-observation and matching-to-sample procedures in facilitating equivalence relations have reported conflicting findings. This study compared the effectiveness of these procedures and examined the effect of stimulus arrangement and the number of training trials completed prior to each…
Descriptors: Observation, Visual Stimuli, Experimental Psychology, Interaction
Impact of Online Training Videos on the Implementation of Mand Training by Three Elementary School Paraprofessionals
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McCulloch, Emaley B.; Noonan, Mary Jo – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
With the number of students with autism and related developmental disabilities increasing and a lack of trained professionals, solutions are needed to provide training on a large scale. Alternative training approaches need to be developed so that paraprofessionals can access training in an efficient and effective way. One such possibility is…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Public Schools
Magnitude Estimation Reveals Temporal Binding at Super-Second Intervals
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Humphreys, Gruffydd R.; Buehner, Marc J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2009
Several recent studies (e.g., Haggard, Aschersleben, Gehrke, & Prinz, 2002; Haggard & Clark, 2003; Haggard, Clark, & Kalogeras, 2002) have demonstrated a "Temporal Binding" effect in which the interval between an intentional action and its consequent outcome is subjectively shorter compared to equivalent intervals that do not…
Descriptors: Intervals, Time, Intention, Experimental Psychology
Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis
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Fisher, Wayne W., Ed.; Piazza, Cathleen C., Ed.; Roane, Henry S., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Describing the state of the science of ABA, this comprehensive handbook provides detailed information about theory, research, and intervention. The contributors are leading ABA authorities who present current best practices in behavioral assessment and demonstrate evidence-based strategies for supporting positive behaviors and reducing problem…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Substance Abuse, Early Reading, Autism
Dolphin-Assisted Therapy as a Verbal Operant Condition for Children with Autism
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Terrasi, Renee Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2007
This study examined the effects of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy (DAT) as a reinforcer for verbal operant production in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Three children who attended a dolphin therapy program participated in this single subject research study. Baseline data was collected for each child via a video tape provided by parents and…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Reinforcement, Verbal Communication