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Carroll, Regina A.; Kodak, Tiffany; Adolf, Kari J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2016
We used an adapted alternating treatments design to compare skill acquisition during discrete-trial instruction using immediate reinforcement, delayed reinforcement with immediate praise, and delayed reinforcement for 2 children with autism spectrum disorder. Participants acquired the skills taught with immediate reinforcement; however, delayed…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Positive Reinforcement, Children, Autism
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Carroll, Regina A.; Kodak, Tiffany; Fisher, Wayne W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2013
This study evaluated the effects of programmed treatment-integrity errors on skill acquisition for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during discrete-trial instruction (DTI). In Study 1, we identified common treatment-integrity errors that occur during academic instruction in schools. In Study 2, we simultaneously manipulated 3…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Error Patterns
DiGennaro Reed, Florence D.; Reed, Derek D.; Baez, Cynthia N.; Maguire, Helena – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
We investigated the effects of systematic changes in levels of treatment integrity by altering errors of commission during error-correction procedures as part of discrete-trial training. We taught 3 students with autism receptive nonsense shapes under 3 treatment integrity conditions (0%, 50%, or 100% errors of commission). Participants exhibited…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Error Patterns, Fidelity