Using Lag Schedules to Strengthen the Intraverbal Repertoires of Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Contreras, Bethany P.; Betz, Alison M.
Titel	Using Lag Schedules to Strengthen the Intraverbal Repertoires of Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49 (2016) 1, S.3-16 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1002/jaba.271
Schlagwörter	Autism; Children; Reinforcement; Scheduling; Responses; Verbal Communication; Language Impairments; Communication Problems; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Positive Verstärkung; Disposition; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Kommunikationsbarriere
Abstract	Previous research has demonstrated the utility of using lag schedules of reinforcement to increase response variability of children with autism. However, little research has evaluated whether the lag schedule promotes variability from within an already-established repertoire or expands the current repertoire by promoting the use of new responses (i.e., those not previously demonstrated). Thus, the purpose of the current study was to evaluate the extent to which lag schedules of reinforcement produced already-established intraverbal responses or novel responses for 3 children with autism. Results showed that lag schedules alone were sufficient to increase the number of different responses emitted for 2 participants, whereas brief variability training was needed for 1 participant. Further, some participants emitted novel responses throughout the experiment, suggesting that lag schedules may be an effective method for expanding a response class. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01